Pakistan army spokesman slams Taliban-India ties as 'master and slave'

Pakistan's military spokesperson launched a scathing attack on the relationship between Afghanistan's Taliban regime and India's ruling establishment, characterizing it as one of "master and slave." Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), questioned the Taliban's commitment to Islamic principles during a press conference in Rawalpindi.

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Does this Taliban regime have any conduct that reflects Islamic values? What they do to women, what they do to children, issuing fatwas while sitting comfortably and declaring the bloodshed of any Muslim permissible, what connection does this have with Islam? It has no connection with Islam whatsoever.

Chaudhry invoked a Quranic verse, stating, "Allah Almighty has made it very clear, do not take the disbelievers (kafirs) as your friends/protectors. If you do so, then you are no longer among the Muslims." He directed this criticism at remarks made by Afghanistan's Taliban minister of agriculture, Mawlawi Ataullah Omari, who had recently visited India.

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Allah Almighty has made it very clear, do not take the disbelievers (kafirs) as your friends/protectors. If you do so, then you are no longer among the Muslims.

Omari had described his experience in India positively, stating at an event in New Delhi, "From the very first day I landed in India, I received a warm welcome... It feels as if I am among my own people. It feels like our own country. Our DNA is one." This sentiment reportedly drew smiles from Indian officials present.

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From the very first day I landed in India, I received a warm welcome from the Indian government, the Minister of External Affairs, and everyone I met. It feels as if I am among my own people. It feels like our own country. Our DNA is one.

However, Chaudhry scoffed at the "same DNA" comment, differentiating between the Afghan people and the Taliban regime. "I am not talking about the Afghan people; I am talking about the Afghan Taliban regime," he asserted. "The common Afghan people are being crushed under the oppression of this Taliban regime. Their DNA is not the same as theirs." He questioned the Taliban regime's actions regarding women and children and their issuance of fatwas, stating, "What connection does this have with Islam? It has no connection with Islam whatsoever."

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I am not talking about the Afghan people; I am talking about the Afghan Taliban regime. We have to be very careful in understanding whose DNA is actually the same. The DNA is not the same as that of the ordinary Afghan people. The common Afghan people are being crushed under the oppression of this Taliban regime. Their DNA is not the same as theirs.