“The Americans are quick to give statements. However, they have so far failed to give any solid evidence to substantiate their assertion,” said the senior ANF official.
The official was commenting on a statement of a US official that “they (Americans) believe that 40 per cent of the drugs smuggled from Afghanistan to rest of the world pass through Pakistan and out of this 10 per cent are sold inside Pakistan which helps in generating revenue for TTP.”
“The US assertion is based on the fact that during the operation Zarb-e-Azb a negligible quantity of less than two kilogrammes of heroin was found from TTP hideouts,” said the ANF official adding that, however, there was no proof found of any narcotics business by TTP. The sources in ANF and security agencies told The Express Tribune that these US allegations are to hide the fact that India, and some other countries and their spy agencies, are involved in funding TTP to destabilise Pakistan and the region and to protect their own vested interest.
“They are not only patronising TTP through various means but also financing it for promoting terror activities.”
“Ample evidence is available to prove that India is directly involved in promoting terrorist activities in Pakistan. It is not only providing funds to TTP but is also patronising Baloch Nationalists especially Baloch Liberation Army,” said the sources.
The former PM Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani had handed over proofs of Indian involvement in Balochistan at a meeting with his Indian counterpart in Cairo a few years ago.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 16th, 2014.
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@unbelievable: Shame on you for trying to cover up Indian funding of terrorism in Pakistan. India is directly responsible for the massacre of Pakistani children yesterday, and I just wish the Pakistani government has the guts to avenge this barbaric act.
Sad state of affairs when a Pakistani govt agency comes to defense of TTP - especially on the day when the TTP slaughters innocent children. Denying that TTP get funds from drugs is akin to denying they get funds from kidnapping, extortion, and other illegal activities which is well known. Shame on Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), shame on Pakistan for not firing the "senior official" making such an outrageous statement.
Stop advocating these barbarians you idiots.
If our courts keep on releasing drug lords due to political and economic pressure it will be difficult to show the world our sereneness in eliminating drugs. A recent example is the infamous ephedrine case in which the politicians and high profile people at important places were let Scott free with the notion that ephedrine is not in the list of drugs in Pakistan. Such court decisions are detrimental to the moral of ANF and other drug enforcing agencies.
With the amount of mega corruption rampant in this country. In every single level of bureaucracies, police, customs, coast guards, ANF etc. etc. who can dispute the US? The country is one of the most corrupt in the world. If you don't like hearing that, too bad. but that is the reality. Go rest your patriotism. And see the truth.