Peshawar [Pakistan], October 11 (ANI): Pakistan’s Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR), Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, alleged on Saturday that nearly 30 suicide bombers involved in attacks over the past two years were Afghan nationals attempting to orchestrate terrorism in Pakistan, according to ARY News.
Speaking at a press conference at Corps Headquarters in Peshawar, the DG ISPR said a terror-crime nexus underlies ongoing terrorist activities, without acknowledging internal security lapses. He added that a “political-criminal nexus” is driving the recent surge in terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
Chaudhry stated that certain elements are promoting a false narrative against ongoing anti-terror operations, misleading the public and undermining the sacrifices of Pakistan’s security forces. He asserted that this deliberate campaign highlights the involvement of the political-criminal nexus in KP terrorism.
Lieutenant General Chaudhry emphasized that Pakistan, particularly KP, has been battling terrorism for the past two decades. He warned that no one would be allowed to compromise the rights or future of KP’s citizens for personal gain. While he noted that political alliances supporting terrorists are not as active in Sindh and Punjab, KP remains a target of such collusion.
Discussing root causes, he cited the incomplete implementation of the National Action Plan, politicization of terrorism-related issues, external encouragement, safe havens, and the resupply of modern weapons in Afghanistan as contributing factors.
The DG ISPR alleged that the nearly 30 Afghan suicide attackers used over the last two years reflect external exploitation of Afghanistan for violent purposes and warned of an ongoing terror-crime nexus and the presence of foreign terrorists in the region. (ANI)
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