Tallal Chaudhry slams KP govt’s 'flaws' in leadership, resources, authority

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Pakistan’s Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry criticized the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s leadership and resources in its response to terrorism. He also accused the government of avoiding direct criticism of Afghanistan and said Pakistan had raised concerns with Kabul through dialogue and international forums.

Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry slammed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for inadequate efforts to combat terrorism, particularly pointing out flaws in its leadership, resources and use of authority. Without naming KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, Chaudhry recalled that the PTI held a “very lengthy” press conference in Dera Ismail Khan in the wake of a suicide blast. “Why did they not condemn Afghanistan? Why do you have a soft attitude on Afghanistan? Why do you deliberately employ such ambiguity and demeanour, and do not openly condemn or name the real enemy or the source of these proxies?” he asked. At the outset of his press conference, Chaudhry noted that terrorist “proxies are financed by our eastern border and their hideouts are on the western border”. He emphasised that Pakistan had employed “every way” to convey its concerns to Kabul, including dialogue, dossiers and international forums, but to no avail. More to follow