INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistan&s National Security Committee (NSC) on Monday said no country will be allowed to provide sanctuaries to terrorists, including the
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), that pose a threat to Pakistan.According to a statement issued at the end of a two-day NSC meeting, the
committee said: &Pakistan&s security is uncompromisable and the full writ of the state will be maintained on every inch of Pakistan&s
territory.&While the statement did not name Afghanistan directly, Pakistani media reported that the warning was aimed at the Islamic
Emirate.&No country will be allowed to provide sanctuaries and facilitation to terrorists and Pakistan reserves all rights in that respect
to safeguard her people,& the NSC statement read.The meeting, which was chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and attended by key
ministers, services chiefs, and top intelligence officials, was called to discuss the surge in terrorist attacks and the deepening economic
crisis in Pakistan.Most of the attacks have been carried out by the TTP, which Pakistan claims enjoys safe havens and freedom to operate in
Afghanistan.The increase in border incidents involving Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) forces was also discussed at the forum.A few
days ago Pakistan&s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, implied in a TV interview, that Pakistan was planning strikes against TTP hideouts in
Afghanistan if IEA authorities failed to act against the group and hand over the TTP leaders and fighters living there.On Monday, the IEA&s
defense ministry said in a statement that Sanaullah&s words were &provocative and baseless,& and that Afghanistan was &ready to defend its
territorial integrity and independence&.The post Pakistan&s NSC meets to discuss growing threat of terrorism first appeared on Ariana News.
