Defence Minister of Pakistan, Khawaja Asif, has firmly dismissed claims made by the Afghan delegation that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants are basically from Pakistan and living in Afghanistan as refugees.
Khawaja Asif shared a post on X, questioning the logic given by the Afghan Delegation on the TTP issue.
“The Afghan delegation says TTP terrorists residing in Afghanistan are Pakistani refugees returning home. How are they refugees when they are returning heavily armed with destructive weapons?” Defence Minister wrote.
Khawaja Asif further asked how some individuals can be considered refugees when they are not “traveling home by road, buses, trucks, or vehicles,” but instead “sneaking into Pakistan like thieves through mountainous and difficult routes.”
The defence minister also stated that this statement is enough to expose the Taliban’s stance on terrorism.
Earlier, Khawaja Asif had tweeted on X, “If they insist on confrontation, Pakistan does not require even a fraction of its full arsenal to completely obliterate the Taliban regime and push them back into the caves for hiding.”
