Complete subservience of political parties to the army in Pakistan is no secret. So, it’s not surprising that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan [TTP] terrorist group too has done the same. Gen Munir has articulated Pakistan army’s “resolve to fight against terrorists without any distinction and eliminate this menace as per the aspirations of people of Pakistan." Firstly, Taliban refused to act against TTP on the grounds that there is no presence of this terrorist group on its soil. Doing this runs the grave risk of antagonising Kabul and culminating in direct confrontation between the Pakistan army and Taliban, something that Gen Munir would certainly like to avoid!

Source: Forbes January 07, 2023 18:45 UTC