Tag: Pakistan warns against threat posed by TTP terrorists to Afghanistan’s neighbours

A top Pakistani diplomat has warned that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) could emerge as an umbrella organization for the terrorist groups in Afghanistan once Da'esh is eliminated, posing a threat to regional and international peace and security. "Unless the TTP, and other terrorist groups, are contained and neutralized, they will continue to pose an ever-present threat to Afghanistan’s neighbours and possibly the international community," Ambassador Munir Akram told the UN Security Council. He told the 15-member Council that TTP is responsible for a series of cross-border terrorist attacks on Pakistani military posts, as well as on civilian targets within Pakistan. "Unless the TTP is actively contained, it could emerge as an umbrella organization for the various terrorist gr...