Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto said on Thursday that the Afghan Taliban have been told that the banned TTP is Pakistan’s red line.
Bilawal Bhutto while talking to the media at the Pakistani embassy in Washington said that if we find out that the Taliban is not stopping the TTP, we will not ignore it.
Expressing his concern over the deteriorating law and order situation in the country due to rising TTP attacks from Afghan soil, Bilawal said if the Taliban carry out operations against the extremists, Pakistan will provide help if needed.
Mr Bhutto-Zardari made a similar observation in his talk at the Atlantic Council, urging world powers to work with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers to stabilise the region.
The foreign minister, however, stressed the need to “impress on our neighbours, particularly Afghanistan” that they have to demonstrate the will and the capacity to take on the TTP or other groups functioning from there.
In response to a question, the foreign minister said that the building owned by Pakistan in Washington must be sold as the condition of the property is bad.
Bilawal, when asked about elections in Pakistan, said that polls will be held on time and Imran Khan wants early elections to get help in the rigging.
The foreign minister said that institutions confined themselves to their constitutional roles, but some politicians are spreading hatred and giving the perception of enmity to political differences.
FM tells Afghanistan banned TTP is Pakistan’s red line
