Pakistan has accused India of using Afghan soil to carry out terrorist operations within its borders, in a move reflecting growing unease over the Taliban’s diplomatic outreach to New Delhi.
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) chief Lt General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry made the claim at a press conference in Peshawar, warning that Pakistan faced an escalating security threat from groups operating out of Afghanistan. He alleged that “Indian proxies” were behind attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and that Islamabad had shared “proof” with the Taliban government.
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Chaudhry’s statement coincided with a meeting between Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar — the first such engagement since the Taliban seized power in 2021.
“The TTP has the support of the Afghan Taliban, and non-state actors are fuelling terrorism in Pakistan,” Chaudhry said, adding that facilitators of terrorism “will not be spared.”
India has denied Pakistan’s accusations, maintaining that they are politically motivated. The timing of these statements suggests Islamabad’s growing discomfort with New Delhi’s quiet re-engagement with Kabul.
