Pakistan has formally issued a demarche to the Acting High Commissioner of the UK regarding threats made against the Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir. This occurred during a protest outside the Pakistani Consulate in Bradford, as stated by a spokesperson from the Foreign Office.
The demarche was delivered because the British High Commissioner, Jane Marriott, is currently out of the country. As a result, the UK’s Acting High Commissioner was summoned to receive this communication.
The demarche addresses protests organised via an official account of a Pakistani political party based in the UK, which aimed to mobilise demonstrators. During the protest, participants used inflammatory and objectionable language towards Field Marshal Asim Munir and issued death threats against him. This escalation prompted Islamabad to express serious concerns to the British authorities.
The Pakistani government has taken these threats seriously and called on UK authorities to ensure that their territory is not used to destabilise Pakistan. Islamabad hopes that appropriate actions will be taken against those responsible, holding them accountable under the law.
Pakistan issues demarche to the Afghan chargé d’affaires
Pakistan summoned the Afghan Deputy Head of Mission on Friday and issued a strong demarche to the Taliban regime on terrorist attacks against Pakistan, perpetrated from Afghan soil.
Strongly condemning the terrorist attack by Khwarij belonging to Kharji Gul Bahadur Group on a Pakistan Military camp in North Waziristan, the Foreign Office conveyed Pakistan’s grave concern over the continued support and facilitation of the Afghan Taliban regime to the Fitna-al-Khwarij/ TTP.
The Foreign Office said this support and facilitation is enabling the Fitna-al-Khwarij/ TTP to carry out terrorist attacks against Pakistan military and the civilian population along the Pak-Afghan border and in adjoining areas.
It was emphasised that the permissive environment enjoyed by the FAK/TTP in Afghanistan belies the country’s commitments to the international community as well as to Pakistan to not allow its soil to be used against any other country, including Pakistan.
Pakistan has demanded a full investigation and decisive action against the perpetrators and facilitators of the terrorist attacks launched against Pakistan from Afghan soil.
The Afghan Taliban regime has been urged to take immediate, concrete and verifiable measures against all terror groups operating from its territory, including their leadership, and deny the continued use of Afghan soil for terrorism against Pakistan.
The Afghan Taliban regime has also been categorically informed that Pakistan reserves the right to defend its sovereignty and protect its citizens, and will take all necessary measures to respond to terrorism originating from Afghan soil.
