{"id":69500,"date":"2026-10-12T12:39:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T12:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=69500"},"modified":"2026-10-15T12:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:57:47","slug":"dpm-fm-outlines-state-policy-at-issi-conference-on-pakistans-evolving-counterterrorism-landscape-ttp-cross-border-threats-and-regional-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/dpm-fm-outlines-state-policy-at-issi-conference-on-pakistans-evolving-counterterrorism-landscape-ttp-cross-border-threats-and-regional-security\/","title":{"rendered":"DPM\/FM Outlines State Policy at ISSI Conference on \u201cPakistan\u2019s Evolving Counterterrorism Landscape: TTP, Cross-Border Threats and Regional Security\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\"\"ISLAMABAD : Staff Reporter – Pakistan has reaffirmed it\u2019s resolve to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Pakistan has called on the Afghan authorities to take concrete, verifiable and irreversible action against the TTP and other terrorist groups and ensure that Afghan soil is not used for terrorism against Pakistan or any other country.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister\/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar in his address at the ISSI International Conference on \u201cPakistan\u2019s Evolving Counterterrorism Landscape: TTP, Cross-Border Threats and Regional Security\u201d in Islamabad.<\/p>\n

The DPM\/FM highlighted Indian sponsorship of terrorist groups operating against Pakistan, including from Afghan soil. He stressed that such support poses a serious threat to regional peace, stability and security.<\/p>\n

He noted Pakistan\u2019s efforts to combat terrorism through implementation of the National Action Plan, Azm-e-Istehkam and improved intelligence coordination. He also outlined Pakistan\u2019s diplomatic efforts to advance bilateral and multilateral counterterrorism cooperation.<\/p>\n

He lauded Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s leadership in this fight and paid tribute to the armed forces under Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and law enforcement agencies for their courage and sacrifices.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe the time has come for this region to develop an independent security architecture to promote peace and stability, and take greater responsibility for our own regional peace and security.\u201d<\/p>\n

He highlighting the immense human and economic sacrifices made by Pakistan, he stated that counter terrorism is just not simply a policy debate in Pakistan, but a continuous story of sacrifice and valour. Recalling his three visits to Afghanistan last year and engagements with Afghan Taliban authorities, he stated that Pakistan had made only one demand; to take visible, verifiable and irreversible actions against TTP and other associated terrorist groups, and their sanctuaries on Afghan soil.<\/p>\n

He urged the Afghan authorities to fulfil their counterterrorism commitments made at Doha and to Pakistan. Concluding, he stressed the need for stronger regional and international cooperation, intelligence-sharing and collective action to address cross-border terrorist threats.<\/p>\n

Mr. Attaullah Tarar<\/strong>, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, in his keynote address, highlighted the immense sacrifices that Pakistan has made over the last four decades in the war against terrorism. He urged the Afghan authorities to prevent terrorist groups from operating on their soil, stressing that Pakistan remained committed to regional peace and stability, but its desire for peace should not be mistaken for weakness.<\/p>\n

In working Session I, moderated by Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad, Ambassador Abrar Hussain, Pakistan’s Former Ambassador to Afghanistan highlighted militant sanctuaries in Afghanistan and growing tactical convergence between the TTP and BLA, calling for coordinated diplomatic engagement with Kabul involving China, Russia and Iran.<\/p>\n

Giorgio Cafiero, CEO & Founder, Gulf State Analytics, USA observed that Gulf states seek Pakistan\u2019s stability while maintaining engagement with Kabul, although their diplomatic channels have yet to translate into meaningful leverage over the Taliban. Naseem Zehra, Anchor & Security Analyst stressed that counterterrorism must address recruitment drivers through legal accountability, constitutional political space, and civilian-led prevention.<\/p>\n

Afghan Predicament and Trajectory to Peace : Mushahid says core issue is terrorism: Regional Diplomacy, not war, is way forward, Region victim of geopolitics<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n