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AT Kabul: In response to reports from some Pakistani media outlets, the Islamic Emirate denied that its Chargé d’Affaires in Pakistan was summoned by the Pakistani authorities. The denial clarified that the Charge d’Affaires only received a message from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan.
The Express Tribune, a Pakistani newspaper, had earlier reported that Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Islamic Emirate’s Charge d’Affaires in Islamabad, urging the arrest of Hafiz Gul Bahadur, the leader of the TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan), and his delivery to Islamabad in response to a recent attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate, refuted the reports of the summoning, stating, “Based on our information, our ambassador has not been summoned. Maybe our ambassador himself has explained it. But the message has reached our embassy and has been shared with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and it is under investigation.”
Political analysts and experts commented on the situation, emphasizing the need for diplomatic resolution and documentation of concerns. Mohammad Matin Mohammadkhil, a political analyst, stated, “The countries that are worried about Afghanistan, their demands and concerns should be solved diplomatically.”
In a news conference, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, reiterated Pakistan’s concerns about security threats emanating from Afghanistan’s soil. Baloch called on the authorities of the Islamic Emirate to ensure that Afghanistan’s territory is not used against Pakistan. The Pakistani military claimed that the attacker in a recent incident in Bannu city was affiliated with Hafiz Gul Bahadur’s group and identified as a “citizen of Afghanistan.”
