Afghanistan, Sept. 6 -- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has said Pakistan's most populous province faces a greater security threat from neighboring provinces than from neighboring countries, pointing to the growing wave of militant violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. Her remarks have sparked sharp criticism from opposition leaders in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Speaking at a security-related event in Lahore on Saturday, September 5, Maryam Nawaz said terrorism enters Punjab primarily through its provincial borders. She said the province's biggest security challenges originate from adjoining provinces rather than from Pakistan's international borders.
Maryam appeared to refer mainly to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where militant attacks have...