ISLAMABAD: The federal government, Sunday, rejected the Afghan Taliban government’s claim that weapons were being smuggled from Pakistan into Afghanistan for “subversive activities,” calling the allegation frivolous, baseless and contrary to established facts.
Conspicuously, a statement issued by Pakistan’s Information Ministry, instead of Foreign Affairs Ministry, said, Afghanistan is already awash with enormous quantities of sophisticated weapons and military equipment abandoned after the withdrawal of the United States and coalition forces worth an estimated USD 7.2 billion, in addition to large stocks of Soviet-era weaponry accumulated over decades of conflict.
“Attempts to manufacture a Pakistani connection to such weapons seems designed to divert international attention from the far more serious and documented concern: terrorist groups continue to find space, facilitation and operational freedom on Afghan soil to plan, support and execute attacks inside Pakistan,” the statement said.
“Rather than resorting to implausible accusations and blame-shifting, the Afghan Taliban authorities must address the presence of terrorist sanctuaries on their territory and fulfil their repeated commitments that Afghan soil will not be allowed to be used for terrorism against Pakistan or any other country,” it added.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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