ISLAMABAD – As the Afghan Taliban called on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan(TTP) to focus on reaching peace with the Pakistani government, Islamabadbelieved that dealing with the banned outfit is a test case for the Afghaninterim setup as trust will need to be earned.
Report of a leading daily said tackling the deadliest militantorganizations would help the interim setup to establish its credentials inthe eyes of the world with regards to dealing with other terrorist groups.
Pakistan, in this regard, believed TTP matter a crucial test for Talibanleadership. “If the Taliban can’t address concerns of Pakistan then whowould trust them and their promise of cutting ties to al Qaeda and othersuch groups,” the report quoting officials said.
It also added that any haphazard approach will be damaging for the AfghanTaliban as the situation will further deteriorate if the group struggled tosatisfy neighboring countries. Meanwhile, Islamabad is not only seekinghumanitarian assistance for Afghanistan but urging the internationalcommunity not to abandon the country.
In return, Pakistan expects that the government in landlock country toaddress its concerns particularly with regards to the outlawed TTP thatterrorized the country with horrific attacks.
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Pakistan recently hosted an extraordinary meeting of the foreign ministersfrom the Organisation Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to garner internationalsupport for the Taliban interim government.
Earlier this month, Pakistan military spokesperson for the first timepublicly revealed why Pakistan entered into a ceasefire with the bannedoutfit however he said talks were over and operations against the groupwere being conducted on daily bases and the fight against the violentnon-state actors would continue till their threat was totally eliminated.
Meanwhile, experts said the Afghan Taliban first aimed to deal with thethreat posed by Daesh in the region. Taliban fear that the TTP fighters mayjoin the IS-Khorasan group if they take any action against them.
