INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Responding to comments made by Pakistan&s defense minister on the Islamic Emirate&s failure to adhere to commitments as per the 2020 Doha
Agreement, the IEA&s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Saturday night that the deal had been signed with the US and not with Pakistan.In
a conversation with BBC Pashto, Mujahid said &the Doha peace agreement has been signed with America and Afghanistan&s soil will not be used
against Pakistan and Pakistan is a brotherly and Muslim country.&This comes after Pakistan&s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said he was
deeply concerned about the safe havens and freedom of action that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militants (TTP) have in Afghanistan.However,
Mujahid said if the Pakistani government shares evidence of their concerns with them, they will take action against the TTP adding that the
IEA has held meetings with Pakistan regarding the TTP.The Minister of Defense of Pakistan had also warned the Islamic Emirate that if they
do not act against terrorist groups, Pakistan will use all possible resources and measures to protect its soil and citizens.Pakistan&s
defense minister said Islamabad expects the Islamic Emirate not to allow the use of its soil to plot terror attacks against any country in
line with commitments contained in the Doha Agreement.However, Mujahid said any attack by Pakistan&s army against Afghan territory will be
The IEA &will seriously prevent it and we will not allow anyone to encroach on our territory.&He also mentioned that the IEA had mediated
between the Pakistan government and the TTP but that the talks had failed.The post IEA: Pakistan should not blame its shortcomings on
Afghanistan first appeared on Ariana News.
