Published on, Aug. 20 -- August 20, 2025 7:08 PM

KABUL - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has urged Afghan authorities to take firm and verifiable action against terrorist groups like the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). His demand came during a bilateral meeting with Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, held on the sidelines of the 6th Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting between Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan.

Dar pointed to a recent surge in terrorist attacks inside Pakistan, blaming militants operating from Afghan soil. He stressed that while political and trade ties between the two countries had improved, progress on counter-terrorism effor...