ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has rejected a claim by the Afghan Taliban that weapons are being smuggled from Pakistan into Afghanistan, calling the allegation baseless.
In a statement, the ministry said the claim was contrary to established facts and an attempt to divert attention from the real issue.
The ministry said Afghanistan already possesses weapons worth an estimated $7.2 billion left behind by US and allied forces.
It added that the country also has large stockpiles of weapons dating back to the Soviet era.
Linking these weapons to Pakistan, the ministry said, amounts to diverting attention from the actual source of the arms.
The ministry further alleged that terrorist groups operating from Afghan territory have been provided with shelter, facilitation and freedom to operate.
It said these groups are involved in planning and carrying out terrorist attacks in Pakistan.
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Pakistan’s Ministry of Information called on the Afghan Taliban to take effective action against militant groups operating from Afghan soil and to ensure that its territory is not used for terrorism against any country.
Earlier, Pakistan has rejected claims by the Afghan Taliban that it had carried out strikes on alleged militant hideouts in border areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
In a statement issued through its official fact-checking platform, the ministry described the claims as "false" and accused the Afghan Taliban of spreading misinformation through official statements and affiliated channels.