INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Responding to comments made by Pakistan’s defense minister on the Islamic Emirate’s failure to adhere to commitments as per the 2020
Doha Agreement, the IEA’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Saturday night that the deal had been signed with the US and not with
Pakistan.In a conversation with BBC Pashto, Mujahid said “the Doha peace agreement has been signed with America and Afghanistan’s soil
will not be used against Pakistan and Pakistan is a brotherly and Muslim country.”This comes after Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja
Asif said he was deeply concerned about the safe havens and freedom of action that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militants (TTP) have in
Afghanistan.However, Mujahid said if the Pakistani government shares evidence of their concerns with them, they will take action against the
TTP adding that the IEA has held meetings with Pakistan regarding the TTP.The Minister of Defense of Pakistan had also warned the Islamic
Emirate that if they do not act against terrorist groups, Pakistan will use all possible resources and measures to protect its soil and
citizens.Pakistan’s defense minister said Islamabad expects the Islamic Emirate not to allow the use of its soil to plot terror attacks
against any country in line with commitments contained in the Doha Agreement.However, Mujahid said any attack by Pakistan’s army against
Afghan territory will be dealt with
The IEA “will seriously prevent it and we will not allow anyone to encroach on our territory.”He also mentioned that the IEA had
mediated between the Pakistan government and the TTP but that the talks had failed.The post IEA: Pakistan should not blame its shortcomings
on Afghanistan first appeared on Ariana News.
