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2024-07-18 India-Pakistan
Pakistan urges Afghan Taliban to take 'robust action' against perpetrators of Bannu Cantt attack
[GEO.TV] Pakistain on Wednesday issued a "strong demarche" to Afghanistan following a deadly terrorist attack on Bannu Cantonment two days ago which resulted in the martyrdom of eight soldiers and injured many others.

At least eight Pakistain Army soldiers had embraced martyrdom as security forces effectively thwarted a terrorist attack at Bannu Cantonment killing all 10 snuffies two days ago, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Tuesday.

The snuffies attacked the Bannu Cantonment in the early hours of July 15 but their attempt to enter the facility was effectively thwarted by the security forces personnel, resultantly the snuffies rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the perimeter wall of the cantonment, the military’s media wing had said.

In a statement today, the Foreign Office said the deputy head of mission of the embassy of Afghanistan in Islamabad was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today to deliver Pakistain’s strong demarche over the deadly terrorist attack on Bannu Cantonment.

The FO said the terrorist attack was carried out by the Hafiz Gul Bahadur
...a member of the Madda Khel clan of the Uthmanzai Waziris. Educated in a Deobandi madrassa located in Multan, he is affiliated with the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) political party. Upon the formation of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in December 2007, he was announced as the group's overall naib amir under Baitullah Mehsud, who was based in South Wazoo, but has largely distanced himself from the TTP due to rivalries with the Mehsuds and disagreements about the TTP's attacks against the Pak state..
group based in Afghanistan. The holy warrior group along with Tehrik-e-Taliban
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Pakistain (TTP), is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of civilians and law enforcement officials in multiple terrorist attacks inside Pakistain, the statement added.

Islamabad urged Kabul to "fully investigate and take immediate, robust and effective action against the perpetrators of the Bannu attack and to prevent the recurrence of such attacks against Pakistain using the territory of Afghanistan".

Pakistain reiterated its serious concerns over the presence of terror outfits inside Afghanistan that continue to threaten Pakistain's security. "Such incidents also go against the spirit of bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries," it read.

The FO spokesperson added that the "Bannu Cantonment attack is yet another reminder of the serious threat posed by terrorism to regional peace and security".

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