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External Backing of TTP is a ‘Red Line’: Pakistan FM
External Backing of TTP is a ‘Red Line’: Pakistan FM
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Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that banned terrorist group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) represents an “absolute red line” for Islamabad.
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Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari stated on Thursday that external support for the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) represents an absolute “red line” for Islamabad.Addressing a press conference at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington on Thursday, Bhutto said his country conveyed to the Afghan Taliban that bilateral relations between Kabul and Islamabad would be affected if it were found that the former was backing the TTP, also referred to as ‘Pakistani Taliban’.The Taliban was mediating peace talks between the terrorist group and former Imran Khan government before the negotiations broke down. In November, the TTP, whose official goal is to establish ‘Sharia’ (Islamic law) in Pakistan, called off the ceasefire deal with Islamabad that had been in place since June. In the latest attack this week, the militants took control of a counter-terrorism department (CTD) police station in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, where they kept several people hostage.The Pakistani military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday announced that its commandoes from elite Special Service Group (SSG) stormed the facility, eliminating at least 25 TTP fighters during the clearance operation.Mehsud also claims TTP “agenda” is confined to Pakistan.US Offers Pakistan Help to Address TTP ThreatOn Thursday, Bhutto met US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman, who also vowed to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation between the two nations in view of the escalating threat from the TTP.The US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief General Michael E Kurilla said last week that Washington was “concerned” by the threat that TTP poses to Pakistan.Kurilla, who was on a visit to Islamabad this month, said that the American and Pakistani militaries are in discussions to find ways to address the TTP threat.*under UN sanctions** banned in Russia
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External Backing of TTP is a ‘Red Line’: Pakistan FM
11:50 22.12.2022 (Updated: 12:02 23.01.2023) Islamabad has accused the Taliban* of allegedly providing support to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)**, which has carried out several deadly attacks against Pakistan in recent weeks.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari stated on Thursday that external support for the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) represents an absolute “red line” for Islamabad.
Addressing a press conference at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington on Thursday, Bhutto said his country conveyed to the Afghan Taliban that bilateral relations between Kabul and Islamabad would be affected if it were found that the former was backing the TTP, also referred to as ‘Pakistani Taliban’.
Bhutto said that Islamabad would provide support to the Taliban if it carried out operations against the TTP. “(Former Prime Minister) Imran Khan sought help from the Taliban in mediating talks with the TTP. We are seeking Taliban’s help in operations against TTP,” Bhutto said.
The Taliban was mediating peace talks between the terrorist group and former Imran Khan government before the negotiations broke down. In November, the TTP, whose official goal is to establish ‘Sharia’ (Islamic law) in Pakistan, called off the ceasefire deal with Islamabad that had been in place since June.
In the latest attack this week, the militants took control of a counter-terrorism department (CTD) police station in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, where they kept several people hostage.
The Pakistani military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday announced that its commandoes from elite Special Service Group (SSG)
stormed the facility, eliminating at least 25 TTP fighters during the clearance operation.
UN reports have claimed that the leadership of the TTP is based in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. However, TTP's head Noor Wali Mehsud claimed this week that the group
operates out of Pakistan and hasn’t used the Afghan territory to stage attacks on Pakistani soil.
Mehsud also claims TTP “agenda” is confined to Pakistan.
US Offers Pakistan Help to Address TTP Threat
On Thursday, Bhutto met US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman, who also vowed to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation between the two nations in view of the escalating threat from the TTP.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief General Michael E Kurilla said last week that Washington was “concerned” by the threat that TTP poses to Pakistan.
Kurilla, who was on a visit to Islamabad this month, said that the American and Pakistani militaries are in discussions to find ways to address the TTP threat.
