Army Chief vows no support to terrorism in Afghanistan from Pakistan

Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed his profound concerns over recent surge in violence inside Afghanistan and loss of precious innocent lives. ISPR issued statement that Pak Army Chief reiterated that there is no support to any terrorist activity inside Afghanistan from Pakistan side. He said that the alleged return of injured, dead terrorists from Ghazni is incorrect.

The statement said: “However, there are scores of Pakistanis working in Afghanistan in connection with various businesses/labour who periodically fall victim to terrorism acts alongside their Afghan brothers inside Afghanistan. Terming such victims as terrorists is unfortunate. Moreover, different factions of TTP, hiding in many sanctuaries inside Afghanistan under Afghan identities on becoming injured/ dead are transported into Pakistan for medical help. Additionally, Afghan refugees and their relatives also resort to similar practices.”
Pak Army Chief stands by his commitment to Afghan President for ensuring all measures which could facilitate peace in Afghanistan. However, he re-emphasizes that Afghanistan needs to look inward as the problem resides inside Afghanistan. He said the solution thus remains on making substantive progress on Afghan reconciliation efforts as well as on the speedy implementation of Afghanistan Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Stability (APAPPS). Pakistan continues to support all initiatives aimed at bringing peace in Afghanistan as there cannot be enduring peace in Pakistan and stability in the region if there is no peace in Afghanistan.