The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is causing "a lot of bad blood" with Afghanistan, said Interim Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Thursday urging the latter's incumbent government to take "solid practical steps" against the proscribed militant organisation. In conversation with TRT World on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Jilani said it was unfortunate that attacks within Pakistan continue to emanate from Afghanistan. “They committed to not allowing Afghan soil to be used against other countries,” he said, adding that TTP attacks in Pakistan stemming from Afghanistan “remain a major concern for us”. Jilani asserted that Pakistan would like to see Afghanistan as a stable and prosperous country but "then the presence of a large number of terrorist groups whether it’s TTP or ISIS-K...and many other organisations which are based in Afghanistan,” cause a dilemma. Read Sino-Pak ties not at expense of other relations: FM“And the kind of reforms being introduced by Pakistan in different sectors is also something that offers a promising future for the people of Pakistan,” said Jilani.

Source: The Express Tribune September 21, 2023 22:30 UTC