{"id":7258,"date":"2025-11-03T22:06:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T22:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/?p=7258"},"modified":"2025-11-03T22:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T22:14:09","slug":"talks-with-taliban-impossible-says-dg-ispr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/pakistan\/talks-with-taliban-impossible-says-dg-ispr\/7258\/","title":{"rendered":"Talks with Taliban Impossible, Says DG ISPR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">Tuesday, 4 November 2025 | Web Desk<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s military spokesperson, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has said that the country\u2019s armed forces are the ultimate guarantors of national security and that there is no need to offer such guarantees to Kabul. He questioned how talks could be held with militants who \u201cplay football with the heads of our soldiers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing senior journalists in Rawalpindi, the Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said Pakistan has never celebrated the Taliban\u2019s rise to power in Afghanistan.<br>\u201cOur fight is against terrorist groups including the TTP, BLA, and others,\u201d he said. \u201cAfghanistan\u2019s conditions are meaningless to us \u2014 the real objective is the elimination of terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No Drone Strikes from Pakistan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Responding to a question on drone strikes, the DG ISPR clarified that Pakistan has no agreement with the United States allowing drone operations from its soil. \u201cNo drones fly from Pakistan to Afghanistan,\u201d he said, adding that the Taliban regime had made no official complaint in this regard and that the Ministry of Information had repeatedly clarified this issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Terrorism, Drug Trade and TTP Nexus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif highlighted the nexus between terrorism, narcotics, and criminal networks.<br>\u201cThe TTP functions as an extension of the Afghan Taliban,\u201d he said. \u201cThey cultivate opium and earn millions per acre. The proceeds are shared among warlords, the TTP, and the Taliban, funding terrorism, drug trafficking, and smuggling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Counterterrorism Operations and Casualties<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The military spokesperson revealed that <strong>62,113 counterterrorism operations<\/strong> were conducted across Pakistan in 2025, averaging over <strong>200 operations per day<\/strong>.<br>He said <strong>1,667 terrorists were killed<\/strong>, while <strong>1,073 people, including 584 soldiers, 133 law enforcement officials, and 356 civilians, embraced martyrdom.<\/strong><br>\u201cAmong the killed militants were 128 Afghan nationals,\u201d he added. \u201cOur intelligence-based operations continue, and around 200 of our officers and soldiers have been martyred.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Afghan Border and Taliban\u2019s Role<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lt Gen Sharif said the Pakistan-Afghanistan border stretches over 2,600 kilometers with mountainous terrain, making it impossible to build checkpoints everywhere.<br>He accused Afghan border guards of facilitating terrorist crossings into Pakistan and firing on Pakistani forces. \u201cThe Taliban regime provides safe havens to terrorists,\u201d he said. \u201cWe told them clearly that controlling terrorism within Afghanistan is their responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He further claimed that the Taliban have begun resettling <strong>BLA<\/strong> and <strong>TTP<\/strong> militants inside Afghanistan. \u201cIf the TTP is our problem, then hand them over to us,\u201d he said. \u201cThey think they can escape accountability \u2014 but they cannot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Those Who Love the Taliban Should Move to Afghanistan\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on political voices advocating talks with the TTP, the DG ISPR said:<br>\u201cThose who sympathize with the Taliban or advocate negotiations should go and live in Afghanistan \u2014 that\u2019s where they belong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Army Stays Away from Politics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lt Gen Sharif reiterated that the Pakistan Army does not interfere in politics.<br>\u201cThe army has nothing to do with political statements or provincial issues,\u201d he said. \u201cWe will not compromise on performance, and the army must be kept away from political debates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that it was the Army Chief\u2019s prerogative to invite or not invite provincial leaders to briefings. \u201cWe speak directly and clearly, not like politicians,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmakers.com.pk\/en\/pakistan\/ptis-moderate-circles-unhappy-over-cms-statements\/7247\/\">PTI\u2019s Moderate Circles Unhappy Over CM\u2019s Statements<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">India Planning Another False-Flag Operation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The DG ISPR alleged that India was preparing another <strong>false-flag operation in the deep sea<\/strong>, warning that any aggression from New Delhi would be met with an even stronger response than before.<br>\u201cIndia can act on land, sea, or air \u2014 but this time, our reply will be harsher,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Call for National Unity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif emphasized that the fight against terrorism cannot be won by the military alone. \u201cCivil administration, political leaders, the clergy, and the media must come together under the National Action Plan,\u201d he said.<br>He stressed that those providing shelter or support to terrorists would face action:<br>\u201cFacilitators of terrorists are not victims of collateral damage \u2014 they are part of the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday, 4 November 2025 | Web Desk Pakistan\u2019s military spokesperson, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, has said that the country\u2019s armed forces are the ultimate guarantors of national security and that there is no need to offer such guarantees to Kabul. 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