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ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan on Wednesday knowledgeable the United Nations that the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was utilizing the Afghan soil, urging the world physique to play a job to cease cross-border terrorist assaults.
The subject was raised by Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi throughout a gathering with the UN delegation led by UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Indrika Ratwatte right here.
The high-level delegation included UN Resident Coordinator Mohamed Yahya, Fady El Meouchy, Special Assistant to the DSRSG and Head of the UN mission in Afghanistan Malick Ceesay.
Pakistan has seen surge in terrorist assaults for the reason that Taliban’s return to energy within the neighbouring Afghanistan. Islamabad’s repeated calls for for motion in opposition to terrorist hideouts inside Afghanistan met with little success.
Relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained tense for a lot of months over the TTP subject.
During talks between the inside minister and the UN delegation, the TTP subject and its use of Afghan soil was one of many essential speaking factors.
The minister welcomed the UN delegation on the Ministry of Interior. The UN Special Representative for Afghanistan strongly condemned the current terrorist assaults in Balochistan.
“Terrorism is a world subject and Pakistan is essentially the most affected nation by it,” the minister was quoted as saying in an official assertion.
He highlighted that Pakistan’s safety forces, police, and folks had rendered unparalleled sacrifices within the struggle in opposition to terrorism.
He knowledgeable the delegation in regards to the involvement of banned TTP within the terrorist assaults in Pakistan. He stated the banned TTP was utilizing Afghan soil for these assaults, which should be stopped.
The minister stated Pakistan was desirous of peace and stability in Afghanistan and was offering all potential assist on this regard. Naqvi stated that Pakistan had been internet hosting Afghan refugees for many years. He stated that the part clever repatriation of unlawful foreigners had been already began.
He acknowledged that no motion was being taken in opposition to people holding authorized paperwork, including that nobody might be allowed to remain in Pakistan with out visa or different authorized paperwork.
Naqvi stated that the second part of the repatriation of Afghan refugees will start quickly.
He emphasised the necessity for the function of the United Nations and the worldwide neighborhood within the rehabilitation of Afghan refugees.
UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Indrika Ratwatte praised Pakistan’s function relating to Afghan refugees and Doha dialogue. He stated that UN was carefully working with the Afghan authorities for the everlasting rehabilitation of Afghan refugees.
