Monitoring Desk
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Munir Akram, has alerted the UN Security Council (UNSC) that the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is acting as an umbrella for multiple terrorist groups, with credible evidence pointing to the Afghan authorities’ complicity in sheltering and supporting these organizations.
Speaking at a UNSC session on Afghanistan, Akram criticized the interim Afghan government for failing to curb terrorist activities, warning that the TTP continues to launch cross-border attacks on Pakistan from its safe havens inside Afghanistan.
“We have evidence that the Kabul authorities have not only tolerated but are complicit in facilitating TTP’s terrorist incursions into Pakistan,” Akram stated. He further cautioned that the TTP, under Kabul’s apparent patronage, is evolving into a unifying force for regional terrorist networks seeking to destabilize Afghanistan’s neighbors.
Highlighting the growing security threat, the Pakistani envoy revealed that these terrorist activities have claimed hundreds of lives in Pakistan and are closely linked to groups such as the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and the Majeed Brigade. These outfits, he noted, are actively working to undermine Pakistan’s internal stability and sabotage the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Akram underscored Pakistan’s firm resolve to counter these threats, emphasizing that more than 20 terrorist organizations are currently operating from Afghan soil, posing grave risks to regional and global security.
To tackle the escalating menace, he announced that Pakistan would initiate consultations with the UN to formulate an appropriate response, including the potential establishment of a counter-terrorism working group under the Doha Process.
In a significant revelation, Akram disclosed that Pakistani security forces had recently apprehended several high-profile operatives of the Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K), including Mohammad Sharifullah, an Afghan national linked to the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing at Kabul airport.
Pakistan’s strong stance at the UNSC underscores the urgent need for global cooperation in addressing terrorism emanating from Afghanistan, as tensions between Islamabad and Kabul continue to mount over the issue.
