Islamabad: Pakistan has asked Afghanistan to arrest and TTP leader Hafiz Gul Bahadur affiliated to his group carried out an attack in Bannu.
According to the reports, Foreign Office summoned the head of the Afghan diplomatic mission in Pakistan and demanded the extradition of Hafiz Gul Bahadur. Islamabad urged Kabul to take swift “verifiable actions” against all terrorist groups and their sanctuaries and also prevent the use of Afghan soil for terrorism against Pakistan.
On November 26, two civilians were martyred while 10, including three soldiers, sustained injuries when an Afghan suicide bomber attacked a security forces convoy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu District.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the unfortunate incident occurred on Sunday in the Bakka Khel area when a motorcycle-borne suicide bomber exploded himself.
The group behind the bombing was a faction of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
The summoning of the Afghan representative comes as Pakistan continues to deport illegal Afghan citizens from the country as Islamabad has blamed Kabul for the rising terrorism.
Pakistan has been consistently pointing out the use of US-made weapons by terrorists involved in attacks in the country.