Pakistan Army Warns Taliban, India Over Militant Support

DID Press: Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, accused Afghanistan’s caretaker government of directing Tahrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants to launch attacks inside Pakistan. He warned that Islamabad is determined to safeguard its citizens and will not allow such actions to continue.

Munir also alleged that India has intensified a proxy war against Pakistan, claiming that New Delhi, after setbacks in recent clashes, is backing groups such as the TTP and Baloch separatists to destabilize the country. He urged India to halt these activities.

The Taliban’s caretaker administration swiftly rejected the accusations, denying that Afghanistan soil is being used against neighboring states. “Countries should not attribute their internal problems to the Taliban,” said acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani.

Nonetheless, Pakistani authorities insist that an estimated 6,000 TTP fighters are currently based in Afghanistan — a figure also cited in United Nations reports.

Addressing broader foreign relations, Munir underlined Pakistan’s balanced ties with both China and the United States, stressing that the country would not sacrifice one partnership for another.

He also praised U.S. President Donald Trump for his efforts to ease tensions between Islamabad and New Delhi, noting that Pakistan was the first country to support Trump’s nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.