WASHINGTON: An official in the US State Department administration has voiced his support for Pakistan’s stance on the terrorist attacks by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West supported Pakistan’s position on the TTP’s terrorist activities in the country.
Speaking at a seminar held at the Stimson Center, Thomas West said the TTP is a major threat to the peace in the region.
He added that Pakistan has seen an increase in attacks by the TTP using the Afghan soil. “Anyone who knows the region knows that the TTP continued to fight as a supporter of the Afghan Taliban after its expulsion from Pakistan,” he commented.
The Afghan Taliban and the TTP are on the same page in terms of operational and financial support, the US official added.
On Friday, at least 52 people were killed and over 70 others injured in a suicide blast during the main procession of Eid Miladun Nabi in Balochistan’s Mastung area.
According to details, the blast rocked the vicinity near Madina Mosque during the main procession of Eid Miladun Nabi, as people gathered to celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Mastung Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Nawaz Gashkori was among the deceased.
In another incident the same day, four worshipers were killed while several others injures after an explosion rocked a mosque during Friday prayers.
The explosion occurred during the Friday prayer sermon, due to which the mosque collapsed completely.
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