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Pakistan Summons Afghan Envoy, Issues Strong Demarche Over Karachi Terror Attack
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Pakistan Summons Afghan Envoy, Issues Strong Demarche Over Karachi Terror Attack

From Dawn · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Pakistan summoned the Afghan charge d'affaires to issue a strong demarche over a recent terrorist attack on a Karachi Rangers facility.
  • The attack, which occurred on Saturday night, resulted in the martyrdom of three security personnel and injuries to four others.
  • Pakistan's Foreign Office stated that the terrorists involved belonged to the Indian proxy Jamaatul Ahrar (JuA), with one arrested attacker identified as an Afghan national.

Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Afghan charge d'affaires to deliver a strong demarche following a deadly terrorist attack on a Pakistan Rangers facility in Karachi. The incident, which occurred Saturday night in the Gulistan-i-Jauhar area, claimed the lives of three security personnel and wounded four others.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the attack was carried out by terrorists affiliated with Jamaatul Ahrar (JuA), described as an Indian proxy group. During the retaliatory action, three terrorists were killed, and one was apprehended. The arrested individual was identified as an Afghan national.

Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi confirmed the summoning of the envoy on Monday, responding to media inquiries about Pakistan's diplomatic action toward the Afghan Taliban regime. The demarche underscores Pakistan's demand for accountability and action against terrorist elements operating from or harbored within Afghanistan.

The Afghan chargé d’affaires was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mofa) last night and a strong demarche was issued regarding the recent terrorist attack on a Rangers facility in Karachi.

— Tahir AndrabiForeign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi confirmed Islamabad’s summoning of the envoy in a statement on Monday, in response to media queries regarding Pakistan’s demarche to the Afghan Taliban regime.
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