Khawaja Muhammad Asif

Amu: Pakistan’s defense minister Khwaja Asif has said that militants behind deadly attacks in the country’s Balochistan province were acting as proxies for the Taliban, warning that Islamabad would hold those backing them to account. Asif said fighters from the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) were being used by both India and the Taliban to destabilise Pakistan. “With the support of our people, parliament and a national resolution, we will confront India through Afghanistan,” Asif said in remarks broadcast by local media. He warned that Pakistan would also take action against Afghanistan under Taliban control. Click here to read more (external link).