ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Army said several terrorists killed in Balochistan, linked to the Indian-backed network “Fitna al-Hindustan,” had appeared on so-called “missing persons” lists, underscoring what it described as India’s role in fuelling violence in the province.
In an interview with a German magazine, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said that India is orchestrating terrorist attacks in Pakistan through state institutions and serving army officers. He said Islamabad had presented “credible evidence” of Indian-sponsored terrorism to the international community multiple times.
The military spokesman warned that extremist ideology had penetrated Indian state organs, including the army, and urged the global community to press for a resolution of the Kashmir dispute. “India projects internal issues as external and external challenges as internal, while backing terrorism inside Pakistan,” he said.
Turning to Afghanistan, Chaudhry said Pakistan had hosted millions of Afghan refugees for four decades but could no longer ignore security risks. He claimed verified evidence showed undocumented Afghans were involved in terrorism and serious crimes. Pakistan, he added, had taken “systematic steps” to ensure dignified repatriation, repeatedly extending deadlines for humanitarian reasons.
He argued the original causes for Afghan asylum—foreign interference and civil war—no longer existed. Pakistan had acted on humanitarian grounds, he said, but “non-state actors have no space in Pakistan” and no individual or group other than the state could declare jihad.
The spokesman also pointed to US weapons left behind after the withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying militants were now using them in cross-border terrorism. “Even Washington has expressed concern about this,” he noted.
The DG ISPR stressed that Pakistan had fought as a frontline state in the global war on terror, paying a heavy price in lives and resources. “Pakistan rejects all non-state actors without distinction,” he said.
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The general highlighted Pakistan’s “constructive and strategic ties” with China and recalled that the United States had designated the Majeed Brigade, the suicide wing of the Balochistan Liberation Army, as a global terrorist organisation. He also cited former U.S. president Donald Trump’s mediation during heightened India-Pakistan tensions as an example of strategic leadership.
