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Afghanistan must not allow terrorists to use its soil, says Pakistan

Pakistan has again asked Afghan authorities not to allow use of their territory to terrorists to launch attacks on Pakistani soil, launch, Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Tasneem Aslam said Thursday.

Speaking during weekly media briefing, Tasneem referred to the recent incidents of terrorism in Afghanistan and said Pakistan strongly condemned terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, including the one in Paktika province, in which a large number of civilians were among 89 dead in a car bomb attack.

She said no cause justifies such despicable acts, especially in the holy month of Ramadan.

“We reiterate condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations,” she said.

Speaking about the conviction of Pakistani journalist Faizullah Khan in Afghanistan, Tasneem said the Pakistani Ambassador in Kabul was actively pursuing the matter with Afghan authorities to secure the reporter’s freedom.

Commenting on the allegations levelled against Pakistani diplomats in Britain, she said the wives of the two diplomats in question had levelled those allegations in order to secure political asylum.

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