Islamabad: Pakistan while demanding of Afghan government to take action against those involved in the Jaffar Express attack in Balochistan has said attack was planned from outside the country.
"The attackers were in contact with Afghan terrorists. Afghanistan should cooperate in this matter. Terrorism is major impediment on the way of moving forward the relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Restrictions imposed by India on two Kashmiri organizations are highly condemnable. Stopping aid to Palestinians by Israel is nefarious act, Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said this in a weekly press briefing here Thursday.
He held Pakistan has been victim of terrorism. Pakistan has remained victim of those saboteurs who are outside our borders.
Pakistan government is pursuing multidimensional strategy, he underlined. We have just completed operation in Jaffar Express train terrorism. .
The Foreign Office spokesperson also condemned Israel's blockade of humanitarian aid and halting of electricity supply to Gaza, calling it the manifestation of Israel's systematic campaign to weaponize aid and dehumanize the Palestinian people.
He condemned the continuing Israeli assault against the people of West Bank and Gaza, which has resulted in the tragic loss of innocent lives, including women and children.
He said that the Israeli attempts to dismantle the operations of the humanitarian agencies, including United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) were unacceptable.
'We call for an immediate cessation of hostilities in West Bank and Gaza; protection of civilians; and unrestricted humanitarian access to those in urgent need. The international community must step in to end Israel's genocidal campaign against the Palestinians in Gaza. We also urge the international community to hold Israel accountable for its war crimes and crimes against humanity,' he remarked.
He denounced the Indian authorities' decision to declare the 'Awami Action Committee' and 'Jammu and Kashmir Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen' as 'Unlawful Association' for a period of five years.
He said that the 'Awami Action Committee' was led by a prominent political and religious leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq while 'Jammu and Kashmir Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen' was also founded by another notable political and religious leader, Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari, who headed it till his demise in 2022.
'The recent decision increases the total number of outlawed Kashmiri political parties and organizations to 16. Banning of different political parties and organizations is yet another manifestation of the Indian authorities' iron-fisted approach in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK),' the spokesperson remarked.
Spokesperson Shafqat Khan also urged the Indian government to remove the curbs on the Kashmiri political parties; release all political prisoners; and faithfully implement the UN Security Council resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir
He said India is behind terrorists attack on Jaffar Express. Clue to contacts with Afghanistan has been found in traced calls during the incident.
Iran is our old neighboring friendly country. We support any such process which could resolve peacefully the matters related to JCPO.
He remarked terrorism is serious matter for us. Laws are in place for any foreign citizen in Pakistan.
No request has been received from KP government to us for talks with Afghan government
The Kurram agency matter relates to federal and provincial governments.
The allegations of utilization of money from US aid in terrorism which is allocated for schools are baseless and unfounded.