Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday criticized the coalition government for issuing “irresponsible statements” against the Taliban-led Afghan administration and called for cooperation with the neighboring country.
Islamabad has repeatedly expressed concern over Kabul’s failure to fulfill its promise to harbor Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and ensure that its territory is not used for terrorism. don’t be
Despite the government’s “zero tolerance” policy, the TTP has broken a ceasefire with Pakistan and increased terrorist activities across the country, killing scores and injuring scores.
Addressing a seminar, which he addressed via video link, Khan said, “Ministers are issuing irresponsible statements that they are planning to attack Afghanistan, if the Afghan government [Pakistan] ceases to cooperate, then we will have a never-ending war on our hands.” From Lahore
Khan, who was ousted as prime minister in April, advocated for the world to engage in dialogue with the Taliban administration and not to isolate them, or it would have not only regional but global consequences.
The PTI chief said the coalition government was not focusing on talks with its Afghan counterpart and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s first foreign visit should have been to the war-torn neighboring country.
The former prime minister said military operations “never have consequences” and were part of peace agreements, as he reiterated the government’s need to negotiate with the Taliban to prevent terrorist activities on Pakistani soil. Should do.
He said that when the US left Afghanistan, we had a golden opportunity, we tried to improve our relations with the Ashraf Ghani government and decided not to interfere in Afghan affairs.
But once the Taliban took over, Khan also engaged with them, saying that “Pakistan helped expel foreigners from Afghanistan”.
‘Ending Corruption’
Criticizing the “import government” for increasing incidents of terrorism, he said that during his tenure, the National Security Committee (NSC) was split to support the tribal areas, but the current government has Didn’t pay attention to.
He claimed that the government’s policies have led to an increase in terrorism, saying, “These people [the current rulers] are focusing on closing their corruption cases. They have not focused on the economy.”
The PTI chief said it was the federal government’s responsibility to control the borders and noted that “I have already said that when you cannot control your economy, you cannot control terrorism”.
Former Prime Minister Khan further said that the police do not stand a chance against terrorists because of their weapons. “Terrorists are armed with advanced weapons that America has left behind.”
The nation of 220 million has been facing a surge in terrorism over the past few months, with the NSC – the apex body on security and foreign policy – asserting that “terrorists are Pakistan’s enemies”. .
After the TTP regrouped in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over, Pakistan repeatedly asked the neighboring country’s interim government to ensure that its territory was not used for terrorism. But the Taliban-led government could not live up to expectations.
Militant activity has been mainly concentrated in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, accounting for 31% of attacks last year and 67% since, according to statistics provided by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah.
The Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) has said in its annual report that there were 376 terrorist attacks in Pakistan last year. Most of these attacks were claimed by banned terrorist organizations such as the TTP, ISIS and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).
