Envoy Sadiq to convey Pak stern message to Kabul about TTP

ISLAMABAD: Special Representative of Pakistan on Afghanistan as Special Assistant to Prime Minister, with status of Minister of State, Ambassador Muhammad Sadiq Khan will visit Kabul early next week with a stern Pakistan’s message for Afghanistan regarding facilitation of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) by Kabul regime and provision of safe havens for them on Afghan soil.

The diplomatic sources told The News/Jang here Saturday evening that Muhammad Sadiq, who has been visiting Kabul frequently in recent months as part of shuttle diplomacy to impress upon the Taliban administration not to assist TTP since this outlawed group is causing bloodshed in Pakistan. It is acquiring huge money, training of terrorism and weapons from India. Pakistan has been providing strong evidence to Taliban interim government on this count.

The sources said that Taliban government has been assuring Pakistan that TTP would not be allowed to carry out such nefarious activities while using the Afghan soil but at the end of the day, it had been backtracking from its promises.

The sources reminded that Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar had visited Kabul thrice in recent months.

The sources said that Muhammad Sadiq Khan, who played an important role in Doha talks on Afghanistan in recent years, has dashed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on a mission, not specified. He is likely to return to Islamabad tomorrow (Monday).