Afghan Soil Used To Foment Violence Against Pakistan, Says Pak Interior Minister

Sarfraz Bugti, Pakistan's Acting Interior Minister, has once again criticised the use of Afghan soil to foment violence against Pakistan.

Bugti said that the attack on Chitral last week had been organised in Afghanistan, but it is not yet known whether Afghan nationals had also been involved in the attack.

He was referring to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) attack on Wednesday, September 6, in Chitral of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa state, due to which several Pakistani soldiers were killed.

During a press conference in Islamabad, Bugti expressed hope that the Afghan Taliban will implement the Doha Agreement and ensure that the Afghan soil is not used against any other country.

Referring to the identity of the attackers in Chitral, this Pakistani official added, "It doesn't matter who waged this attack. For us, they are all terrorists."

Bugti said that the increase in terror attacks is not so high that it will panic Islamabad. He stressed that the government will not allow anyone to impose their will by force.

Following the attack on Chitral, last week a spokesperson of the TTP called the attack a "major operation" and claimed that they have captured several villages.

Chitral shares a border with Kunar, Nuristan and Badakhshan provinces of Afghanistan.