Pakistan highlights a contrast between the UN experts’ opinion and established findings from various UNSC reports
A picture of a TTP member. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan on Sunday questioned the position of UN human rights experts regarding the lack of “credible evidence” linking the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacks to Afghan soil, pointing to several UN and international reports documenting the presence and activities of terrorist groups operating from Afghanistan.
Last month, the UN experts had urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to commit to a permanent ceasefire and had also claimed that Pakistan had not released credible evidence that TTP attacks inside its territory were directed or controlled by de facto Afghan authorities.
The experts had called on the parties to respect international human rights law and international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians and civilian objects. They called for prompt, independent and transparent investigations into all alleged violations, accountability for perpetrators and remedies for victims in accordance with international standards.
Countering their position, Pakistan highlighted a contrast between the UN experts’ statement and established findings from various UN Security Council monitoring team reports and assessments consistently documenting TTP presence, safe havens and operational activity from Afghan soil.
Pakistan referred to the 35th, 36th, 16th and 37th UN Security Council Monitoring Team Reports. It also cited the SIGAR 66th and 68th reports of January 2025. Additional references include the Russian MFA Military-Political Assessment of February 2026, the CSTO Security Assessment of 2026, the SCO Deliberations of September 2025, and the Quadrilateral Assessment of Russia, China, 2025 in September 2025.
The aforementioned reports and assessments together highlighted Afghanistan as a hub for over 20 International Terrorist Organizations (ITOs).
