Defence Minister Khawaja Asif stated that India is carrying out a “low-intensity war” against Pakistan from the Afghan territory.
Speaking to foreign media, the defence minister said that the Taliban government and India have maintained ties for a very long time.
Defence Minister mentioned that the Taliban administration recently carried out a sudden attack when Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi was visiting India.
“The Taliban regime has had long-standing ties with Delhi. Recently, their minister visited India for eight or nine days, and during that period, there were clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan. We retaliated because of cross-border attacks in which we lost many soldiers,” he added.
“There’s no doubt the Taliban have become an Indian proxy. India is waging a low-intensity war against us from Afghan territory to settle scores,” Khawaja Asif said.
While answering a question, Khawaja Asif responded that India is responsible for the collapse of the peace dialogue between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
“On three or four occasions, they [Taliban delegation] had agreed to the terms being developed during the talks over the last four days. They accepted our point of view and recognised that most of these TTP terrorists are living on their territory.”
“They acknowledged the issue but were not ready to put anything in writing. We now want them to put it in writing so the international community can see for themselves that they are harbouring terrorists — not only TTP but all kinds of terror groups,” the defence cizar added.
“It’s [Taliban regime] not only a threat to neighbours but to world peace,” Khawaja Asif concluded.
