Pakistan asks Afghanistan to handover 76 'wanted terrorists'
Afghan embassy officials were summoned at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) - Pakistan on Friday summoned officials from Afghanistan embassy and presented a list of 76 wanted terrorists to be handed over to Islamabad.
The information was shared by DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor in a message posted on Twitter.
Afg Embassy officials called in GHQ. Given list of 76 Ts hiding in Afg. Asked to take immediate action / be handed over to Pakistan.
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) February 17, 2017
The officials were summoned at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi to lodge protest against the use of Afghan soil by terrorists to carry out attacks in Pakistan.
The move comes in light of the recent terror attacks, the latest on Thursday night at shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan that has so far claimed at least 76 lives while over 250 others were wounded.
After the attack, Major-General Asif Ghafoor had vowed response towards the recent terrorist acts that he alleged were being executed on directions from hostile powers and from sanctuaries in Afghanistan.
Recent Ts acts are being exec on directions from hostile powers and from sanctuaries in Afghanistan. We shall defend and respond.
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) February 16, 2017
Earlier on Thursday, Pakistani authorities sealed the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan for an indefinite period.
The border crossing has been sealed for all kinds of trade and commercial activities due to security concerns.
