Pakistan, Oct. 6 -- Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Monday said terrorism, rather than politics, was the main issue between the federal government and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, urging the provincial authorities to address gaps in policing, counter-terrorism capacity and governance.

Around 6,200 terrorism-related incidents had been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over the past two years, resulting in around 1,200 fatalities, the minister said in a post on social media platform X.

He said that Afghan nationals had carried out 37 suicide attacks during the period, while 14 such attacks had taken place during the current year, with the majority allegedly involving Afghan nationals.

Khawaja Asif said the KP Police had ...