Friday, 29 March 2024, 11:19:49 am

Afghan leadership should give up blame game against Pakistan:

Dr. Muhammad Khan (Defense Analyst):

The killing of missing police officer SP Tahir Dawar in Afghanistan is strongly condemnable incident. That a serving senior police officer vanished from the federal capital without a trace at the end of last month is unfathomable. The government is determined to bring the culprits involved in Dawar’s murder to justice. It is expected that the killing was payback for Dawar’s involvement in operations against certain non-state actors. The past history of Pak-Afghan relationship has been mostly driven by unfortunate mistrust and blame game. Pakistani security forces are undertaking counter-terrorism operations in Bajaur Agency, directed against terrorist groups that continue to attack Pakistan from their sanctuaries based on Afghan soil. Indeed the blame game and distrust are key areas which need the focus at three levels; the political governments, the security apparatus and between the people of the two countries. Afghan government must cooperate with Pakistan over the investigation of Dawar’s murder.