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Pakistan Rules Out Talks With Terror Groups, Conditions Afghan Trade on Dismantling Safe Havens

The government signals a security-first approach by keeping cross-border commerce closed until Kabul curbs militant sanctuaries.

Overview

  • Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said Pakistan will not negotiate with groups such as the TTP and BLA, while maintaining dialogue with the Afghan authorities.
  • Trade and transit with Afghanistan will remain suspended until all terrorist safe havens on Afghan soil are eliminated, according to the Foreign Office.
  • The government reports a rise in attacks since the Taliban takeover and accuses elements within the Afghan regime of supporting anti-Pakistan groups and stoking Pashtun nationalism.
  • Talks with the Afghan Taliban concluded in Istanbul on November 7 without binding guarantees despite mediation by Qatar and Turkiye, with a ceasefire still in effect.
  • A joint Intelligence Bureau–CTD operation in Islamabad apprehended four suspects with Afghan links tied to the G-11 Judicial Complex suicide attack.