ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan will step up pressure on Afghanistan and initiate a new diplomatic offensive against India after the recent train hijacking incident found their linkages.
Official sources said the authorities concerned had gathered enough evidence to conclude that the Afghan soil was used in the brazen terrorist attack in Sibi.
Pakistan has publicly stated that terrorists were in contact with their handlers in Afghanistan during the train hijacking.
Sources said Pakistan would take up the issue with Afghanistan through diplomatic channels and use other means to stop the menace.
Afghanistan has rejected the Pakistan allegations and insisted that Taliban never had any ties with Baloch terrorist groups.
The sources said while Pakistan would raise the matter with Taliban government, it would launch a diplomatic offensive against India.
Islamabad has decided to reach out to key regional and international players for this purpose. It is expected to take up the matter at the UNSC with the help of China. Pakistan is currently a non-permanent member of the 15-member UNSC.
Meanwhile, members of the Security Council on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack on a Jaffar Express Passenger Train travelling from Quetta to Peshawar near the city of Sibi, Balochistan province, Pakistan, on 11 March 2025 and the taking of passengers as hostages.
“This reprehensible act of terrorism resulted in the grievous loss of at least 25 Pakistani nationals. The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed that the attack was carried out by its Majeed Brigade,” read a statement issued in New York.
The members of the Security Council expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims and to the Government and the people of Pakistan, and they wished a speedy and full recovery to those who were injured.
The members of the Security Council reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security.
The members of the Security Council underlined the need to hold perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice.
They urged all states, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with the Government of Pakistan in this regard.
The members of the Security Council reiterated that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed.
They reaffirmed the need for all states to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and other obligations under international law, including international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law, threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts.
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