INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Following the Pakistani Defense Minister’s remarks about the possibility of operations against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in
Afghanistan, former prime minister Imran Khan’s Tehreek-Insaf (PTI) on Friday condemned the remarks, saying that Pakistan should not
interfere in other countries.“We don’t allow any interference in our country, so we shouldn’t interfere in any other country,”
members of the united opposition in the National Assembly stated in an emergency meeting.While condemning Asif’s rhetoric, opposition
leaders stated that such statements endanger not only the “brotherly” relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan but also regional
peace.“Our ties with India are based on rivalry, and now we are trying to treat Afghanistan similarly
We cannot afford further escalation of the conflict and disorder,” Asad Qaiser, a senior member of PTI, remarked.He warned that launching
attacks inside a neighbouring country would risk pushing the entire region into war.Omar Ayub, Leader of the Opposition in the National
Assembly, highlighted that “even major world powers have faced challenges in Afghanistan, which has always been considered a geostrategic
focal point in the region”.“India is leading many terrorist attacks inside Pakistan
Why didn’t the defence minister remark about launching attacks inside India?” he questioned during a media talk outside
parliament. Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said on Thursday that under Operation Azm-e-Istehkam, the government could target
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideouts across the border in Afghanistan.Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense in a statement, however,
slammed the remarks as “careless,” warning of consequences if attacks take place.Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of
Afghanistan (IEA), in a press conference on Saturday, also said that IEA will not allow incursion into Afghan soil. Related
stories:Pakistan’s defense minister says TTP hideouts in Afghanistan can be targeted Pakistan’s Ishaq Dar says peaceful, stable
Afghanistan will benefit both countriesThe post Pakistan’s Imran Khan party slams defense minister’s hinting at possible operations in
Afghanistan first appeared on Ariana News.
