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Many terrorist groups in South Asia responsible for extreme acts: FO on BRICS' security concern
[DAWN] Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Nafees Zakaria on Tuesday said that Pakistain is "seriously concerned" about the threat posed by terrorism and extremism in the South Asian region. Zakaria was speaking in reference to the BRICS' leaders summit document which named krazed killer groups allegedly based in Pakistain as a regional security concern.I'm not sure if this is "tu quoque" or scapegoating, but I know it's fallacious. "Many terrorist groups based in the region ‐ including in Afghanistan ‐ such as the [banned] Tehrik-e-Taliban ...Arabic for students... Pakistain and its associates like Jamaatul Ahrar ...A Pak Taliban splintergroup that split off from the Mullah Fazlullah faction because it wasn't violent enough... (JuA) have been responsible for extreme acts of violence against Pak people," Zakaria said. "We are deeply concerned at the presence of [banned] groups, like ISIS, East Turkestan Islamic Movement and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, in the ungoverned spaces in Afghanistan as they pose a threat to peace and security in the region." Zakaria further said that Pakistain is concerned about the rise of bully boy ideologies and intolerance in the region, which have been "encouraging social stratification and systematic targeting of minorities". Earlier on Tuesday, Defence Minister Khurram Dastagir refuted the BRICS nations' claim about the presence of krazed killer groups allegedly based in Pakistain. While talking to the media after the Defence Cabinet Committee meeting, Dastagir said, "We have already said that there are no terrorist sanctuaries in Pakistain." "Terrorist safe havens are found in Afghanistan; Pakistain does not fear any external aggression as its Army, Navy and Air Force are keeping a strict eye on the situation," he added. Posted by: Fred 2017-09-06 |
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