Pakistan Reiterates Call for Taliban to Hand Over TTP Leaders
Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, spokesperson for Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that Pakistan maintains good political relations with the Taliban.
However, she once again urged the Taliban to hand over members of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to Pakistan.
Pakistan has repeatedly emphasised that TTP militants find safe haven in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
During a press briefing, Baloch reiterated that the Taliban should hand over the militants who have sought refuge in Afghanistan.
General Asim Munir, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, also recently urged the Taliban not to oppose Islamabad by supporting TTP.
Following a surge in deadly attacks in Pakistan, officials in the country have stated that TTP orchestrates these attacks from within Afghanistan. The Taliban, however, claim that no foreign forces are present in Afghanistan.
