Islamabad claims ‘terrorism’ being conducted mostly from Afghanistan

Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said on Sunday that “terrorism” in the South Asian country was being conducted mostly from Afghanistan.

This comes a day after militants killed seven Pakistan Army soldiers in Waziristan in the northwest of the country.

Pakistan has repeatedly accused the Islamic Emirate of not cracking down on militant groups in Afghanistan.

However, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) have repeatedly denied these allegations and says they will not allow any militant group to pose a threat to another country from Afghanistan.

On Saturday, seven Pakistan Army soldiers, including two officers, were killed when militants rammed an explosives-laden truck into a security forces’ checkpost in Mir Ali.

“Terrorism is being conducted mostly from Afghanistan against us,” Asif said adding “by people who are there but definitely they [terrorists] have sanctuaries here.”

“Several terrorists are coming through the border areas with Afghanistan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan,” Asif said, adding that some of them are killed, others are caught but some manage to enter Pakistani territory.