RASC News Agency: Pakistan has summoned the Taliban’s ambassador to the Foreign Ministry, accusing the group of facilitating recent attacks on Pakistani soil, particularly the assault on the Jaffer Express passenger train. According to reports, Sardar Ahmad Shaqib, the Taliban’s envoy in Islamabad, was called in by Pakistani officials, who lodged a strong protest against what they described as Afghanistan’s territory being used as a launchpad for attacks against Pakistan.
Pakistani authorities further accused the Taliban of sheltering and supporting Baloch separatist leaders, warning the envoy that the group had made international commitments notably under the Doha Agreement with the United States to prevent Afghanistan’s soil from being used for cross-border militancy. Pakistan reportedly issued a direct warning, stating that any continued support for Pakistan’s adversaries would invite military retaliation.
During the meeting, Pakistani officials stressed that internationally designated terrorist groups were operating from Afghanistani territory to carry out “heinous acts” against Pakistan. They reiterated their long-standing claim that recent militant attacks inside Pakistan were coordinated from across the border, an allegation the Taliban has consistently denied. The Taliban’s envoy was summoned a week after Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) insurgents ambushed the Jaffer Express, taking 440 hostages.
Following a military operation to retake the train, Pakistan’s army reported eliminating 33 insurgents. However, Baloch militants claimed responsibility for the execution of 26 passengers, including 18 security personnel, while four Pakistani soldiers also lost their lives during the operation. Tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban have escalated significantly in recent months, with Islamabad repeatedly accusing the Taliban of harboring militant groups hostile to Pakistan’s government.
