Pakistan Calls on Taliban for Public Stance Over TTP Report

DID Press: Pakistan has urged the Taliban leadership to issue a clear, official and public position regarding recent media reports alleging that the group’s supreme leader ordered the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to halt cross-border attacks.

The request follows a report by Express Tribune claiming that Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada instructed TTP members to stop operations against Pakistan.

Pakistani sources stressed that Islamabad cannot base national security policy on unverified media reports and insisted that any such directive must be formally confirmed by senior Taliban officials, including the foreign, interior, or defense ministries.

The sources added that Pakistan welcomes any constructive steps but emphasized that assurances must be “clear, visible, and verifiable.”

They also expressed skepticism about the nature of the alleged order, suggesting it may involve only relocating militants from border areas rather than dismantling operational structures. According to these officials, relocation does not address core issues such as recruitment, financing, weapons supply, and command networks.

Islamabad reiterated that effective measures should include disarmament of TTP members, arrest of leadership figures, closure of training facilities, disruption of logistical networks, and prevention of cross-border infiltration.

The Pakistani side also pointed to what it described as inconsistencies in Kabul’s position, noting that Taliban officials have repeatedly denied the use of Afghan territory against Pakistan, raising questions about the reported directive.