Have Evidence of Foreign Involvement in Balochistan Attacks, Says Pak Interior Minister
Mohsin Naqvi, Pakistan's Interior Minister, said that the government possesses undeniable evidence of foreign involvement in the recent attacks in Balochistan.
Mohsin Naqvi, Pakistan's Interior Minister, said that the government possesses undeniable evidence of foreign involvement in the recent attacks in Balochistan.
Naqvi stated that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is involved in terrorist activities within the country and operates from Afghanistan.
He mentioned that evidence showing the TTP’s use of Afghan territory has been presented to the Taliban.
The Pakistani Interior Minister added that members of the Pakistani Taliban who were previously released from prison are also involved in terrorist activities within the country. He said that various forces and elements are working to destabilise Balochistan.
Naqvi labelled those who sympathise with "terrorists" or support terrorist actions inside or outside Pakistan as terrorists themselves, warning that the government will address them with an "iron hand”.
In recent coordinated attacks by Baloch separatists in Balochistan and retaliatory military actions, at least 73 people were killed.
In what has been described as the most extensive attacks by Baloch separatists in recent years, police stations, railway lines, and vehicles on highways in Balochistan were attacked on Sunday night.
The Pakistani military reported that 14 security personnel and 21 militants were killed in the clashes following these attacks.
