Web Desk; Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said that illegal Afghan nationals residing in Pakistan are involved in terrorism and other serious crimes.
In an interview with a German magazine, the DG ISPR highlighted that Pakistan had hosted millions of Afghan refugees for over four decades and had made comprehensive arrangements for their dignified repatriation. He noted that while Pakistan repeatedly extended the repatriation deadlines on humanitarian grounds, the original reasons for granting asylum â foreign interference and civil war in Afghanistan â no longer exist.
Commenting on security threats, Lt Gen Chaudhry said that American weapons abandoned after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan were now being used in terrorist activities within Pakistan, a matter over which Washington itself has expressed concern.
On India, the military spokesperson alleged that New Delhi was directly sponsoring terrorism inside Pakistan, supported by credible evidence of involvement by serving Indian military officers. He said Pakistan had shared this evidence with the international community multiple times. He further remarked that rising violent incidents within India were a direct consequence of the Indian governmentâs extremist policies, adding that New Delhi often misrepresented internal issues as external threats.
Addressing the Kashmir dispute, Lt Gen Chaudhry urged the international community to play its role in resolving the long-standing issue, reiterating Pakistanâs rejection of all non-state actors. âThere is no space for any armed group in Pakistan, and no individual or organization has the authority to declare jihad except the state,â he emphasized.
Reflecting on Pakistanâs counterterrorism efforts, the DG ISPR said the country had served as a frontline state in the global war on terror and paid a heavy price in terms of sacrifices. He noted that during the recent Pakistan-India tensions, former US President Donald Trump played a strategic role and that Washington had since designated the banned Majid Brigade as a global terrorist organization.
On foreign relations, Lt Gen Chaudhry described Pakistanâs ties with China as constructive and strategic. He also disclosed that several terrorists neutralized in Balochistan were later found to be listed among the so-called âmissing persons.â
