Pak warns action ‘within Afghanistan’ over rising cross-border attacks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has warned the interim Afghan Taliban administration that if terrorists involved in cross border attacks in the country are not eliminated, Islamabad would take action against them within Afghanistan, reported The Daily Times quoting an official.

A high-level Pakistani delegation led by defence minister Khawaja Asif delivered this message to Afghanistan’s acting deputy prime minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar during his day-long visit to Kabul on Wednesday. Asif was accompanied by Lieutenant General Nadeem Ahmed Anjum, the head of Inter-Services Intelligence and other senior officials .

“Our delegation delivered a clear message to Afghan Taliban leadership to stop Afghanistan-based militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan from launching any spring offensive inside Pakistan,” an officials said.