Pakistan top official strongly rejects Afghan Defence Minister statement

Pakistan top official strongly rejects Afghan Defence Minister statement

Jan Achakzai, the Caretaker Information Minister of Balochistan, expressed strong disapproval of the statement made by Mullah Yaqboob, the Defence Minister of the Interim Afghan Government.

Achakzai conveyed his disagreement with Yaqboob's statement in a video message on X, asserting that Yaqboob's call for support from religious and political leaders in Pakistan amounted to interference in Pakistan's internal affairs.

Achakzai emphasized that Pakistan possesses the sovereign right to expel individuals, including those from Afghanistan, if it deems such action necessary.

He made it clear that Pakistan would not yield to external pressure or influence and that, in alignment with the federal government's directives, the Balochistan government would take the requisite measures to repatriate Afghan refugees within the next 26 days.