BEIJING: Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Nafees Zakaria has told the BRICS’ leaders that Pakistan was “seriously concerned” about the threat posed by terrorism and extremism in the South Asian region.
Speaking in reference to the BRICS’ leaders summit document which named militant groups allegedly based in Pakistan as a regional security concern, Zakaria said, “Many terrorist groups based in the region — including in Afghanistan — such as the [banned] Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its associates like Jamaatul Ahrar (JuA) have been responsible for extreme acts of violence against Pakistani people.”
“We are deeply concerned at the presence of [banned] groups, like Daesh, 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,” added the FO spokesperson.
