Islamabad (Web Desk): Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif on Saturday slammed Afghanistan for not fulfilling its duty as neighbour and fraternal country and failing to abide by the Doha agreement.
In a post on Twitter, the minister regretted that Afghanistan was not fulfilling its responsibilities as a neighbour and a fraternal country.
He said that the neighbouring country was not abiding by its commitment to prevent the use of its soil for terrorist activities.
The defence minister said refuge is available to 5 to 6 million Afghans in Pakistan with all rights over the last 4 to 5 decades.
"On the contrary, the terrorists who shed the blood of Pakistanis find refuge on Afghan soil," Khawaja Asif said, adding that this situation cannot continue any longer.
The defence minister said that Pakistan will use all its resources to safeguard its territory and citizens.
Khawaja Asif's remarks came a day after the Pakistan Army expressed serious concerns about safe havens and liberty of action available to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) had issued the statement following Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir's visit to Quetta Garrison where he was briefed on a recent attack on a military installation in Balochistan's Zhob.
A total of nine soldiers were martyred in the attack that took place on Wednesday while security forces killed five terrorists in retaliatory action.
"It is expected that the interim Afghan Government will not allow the use of its soil to perpetrate terror against any country, in the real sense and in line with commitments made in Doha Agreement," the ISPR statement said.