RAWALPINDI – Pak Army’s spokesperson laid bare the links between PashtunTahafuz Movement (PTM) and Pakistan’s arch-rival India in a mediainteraction on Monday.
Major General Asif Ghafoor, the Director General of Inter-Services PublicRelations questioned PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen about his relative who metIndian diplomat at the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
‘Why did your relative meet the Indian official on April 18,’ Ghafoorquestioned Manzoor Pashteen directly in his press conference.
The military’s spokesperson continued and wondered how much money was paidby the Indian consulate [to PTM] in May last year for the Torkham protest.
The spokesperson clarified in point-blank remarks that Indian spy agencyResearch and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Afghanistan’s spy agencyNationalDirectorate of Security (NDS) funded PTM.
‘Why PTM and TTP peddle the same narrative,’ Major General Asif Ghafoorquestioned and wondered why TTP issues statements in its favour.
The official raised serious questions for PTM to answer including itsefforts to block the handover of Tahir Dawar’s dead body to Pakistan.
‘You did not attend the funeral of those who saved the lives of 800children,’ Major General Asif Ghafoor shared.
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The military’s spokesperson said on PTM’s demand, 48 percent area wascleared of landmines and questioned whether you [PTM] was a part of thestate of Pakistan or Afghanistan.
“No one can fight against the state. We were told to deal gently with PTMsince day one,” the DG ISPR said.
Major General Asif Ghafoor offered that PTM should hand over the list ofmissing persons to the army so it could trace them.
‘Would you follow the policy of Pakistan or Afghanistan,’ Major Gahfoorquestioned and warned that PTM took enough leverage until now.
Major general Ghafoor said that he was the first one to contact PTMadvising that the group should set up a camp in FATA instead of fleeingabroad.
