Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has categorically warned Kabul to make a clear choice between Pakistan and Khawarij, saying that Afghanistan could not accommodate destabilizing activists from his neighbor while expecting normal links with Islamabad, reported Radio Pakistan.
The declaration came while the army reported that 12 soldiers were martyred and that 35 terrorists linked to the Fitna al-Khwarij network sponsored by the Indians were killed in two intelligence operations carried out in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) between September 10 and 13.
The Prime Minister, accompanied by the Marshal in the field and the chief of staff of the army, General Syed Asim Munir, visited Bannu where he presided over a meeting against terrorism and attended the funeral prayers of 12 martyred soldiers in the operation of southern Waziristan, according to security officials.
“Pakistan will deliver a response to terrorism,” said Shehbaz, stressing that “there will be no ambiguity or hesitation.”
He said that brains and facilitators of terrorist attacks in Pakistan operating from Afghan soil with Indian support. “Afghanistan has been categorically said that it should choose between Islamabad and Khawarij,” he added.
Prime Minister Shehbaz and Coas Asim Munnir attend the funeral of martyred soldiers in Bannu. (Photo graceful: PTV News via x)
The Prime Minister noted that Afghan nationals had been involved in recent attacks after infiltrating the border, stressing the urgency of the undocumented Afghan residents.
Rejecting what he called the politicization of terrorism, Shehbaz warned that “those who defend the Khawarij or facilitate terrorist attorney from India act as their agents and will be treated accordingly.”
He added that the inhabitants of KP united in the state and the armed forces “like a Bunyan-Un-Marsos” against the attorney supported by the Indians. “The government will take all the administrative and legal measures necessary for a stronger response to terrorism,” he said.
During the visit, Prime Minister Shehbaz and Coas Asim Munnir also met soldiers injured in CMH Bannu, while the Peshawar Corps commander informed them of the regional security situation.
The PM Shehbaz and the Coas Asim Munnir inquires after the soldiers injured in CMH Bannu. (Photo graceful: PTV News via x)
