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Handed over 27 people with suspected links to TTA, HN to Afghanistan in November: FO
[GEO.TV] Spokesperson for the Foreign Office, Dr. Mohammad Faisal, said on Tuesday that Pakistain has handed over 27 individuals, who were suspected of belonging to Tehrik-e-Taliban...Arabic for students... Afghanistan (TTA) and Haqqani Network (HN), to Afghanistan in November 2017. The statement by the FO spokesperson on social media comes after Pakistain had earlier rejected "knee-jerk allegations" by some Afghan circles after the attack on a hotel in Kabul and subsequent attacks in the Afghan capital, including an ambulance bomb which killed more than 100 people. Faisal also said that Pakistain has continued to push any suspected TTA and HN elements to prevent them from using Pak soil for terrorist activity in Afghanistan. Elaborating on the sacrifices rendered by Pakistain, the FO spokesperson said the country has lost 75,000 civilians and 6,000 soldiers during the war. He added the country's armed forces has one of the highest officer-to-soldier casualty rate globally and has suffered economic losses worth $123 billion. Earlier in January, the United States announced that it was suspending the transfer of military equipment and security-related funds to Pakistain. The suspension of security assistance to Islamabad came after Washington accused Pakistain of playing a "double game" on fighting terrorism and warned Islamabad it would have to do more if it wanted to maintain US aid. Posted by: Fred 2018-01-31 |
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