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The request for the extradition of Pakistan’s most wanted man was made by Mahmood Khan Achakzai on behalf of the Prime Minister in a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Wednesday, said a well-informed government official in Islamabad.
Meanwhile, the foreign office confirmed that Achakzai visited Afghanistan as a special envoy of the Prime Minister to seek Kabul’s cooperation in eliminating terrorism. He was also accompanied by foreign secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry.
When contacted, Achakzai refused to comment on the visit.
But a government official familiar with the development told The Express Tribune that Pakistan had requested Karzai Administration to stop supporting the TTP and seek extradition of its fugitive chief, who is believed to be hiding in Afghanistan.
The official, who asked to remain anonymous, said Pakistan had compelling evidence suggesting that Mullah Fazlullah and other TTP commanders were enjoying ‘patronage’ of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency.
“Afghanistan’s support is very crucial for the success of operation in North Waziristan. They need to dismantle TTP’s sanctuaries on their soil. They must stop supporting Fazlullah,” said a security official.
During the weekly briefing at the Foreign office on Thursday, spokesperson Tasnim Aslam told reporters that Afghan authorities had assured their cooperation to Pakistan.
Karzai calls Nawaz
Following Achakzai’s visit to Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai telephoned Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and discussed the anti-terror cooperation between the two countries.
“The Pakistani Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif agreed with all parts of an Afghan that both countries should jointly fight with all terrorists. Safe havens of terrorists should be dismantled and there should be a road-map to coordinate the joint struggle,” a statement from Karzai’s office said.
It was decided that an Afghan delegation would also soon visit Islamabad to carry a special letter from President Karzai that would list some proposals and would also discuss future plans with Pakistani side.
President Karzai also underscored the need to coordinate with the anti-terror war strategy with all key regional players, the statement said, adding: “the Afghan President also called for extra care to avoid civilian casualties during the war on terror.
However, it was not clear whether the Karzai administration was willing to extradite Mullah Fazlullah and destroy TTP hideouts on the Afghan side.
Afghan intelligence agency is believed to be providing refugee to TTP in an effort to use them as a bargaining chip with Pakistan over the issue of Afghan Taliban as well as Haqqani network, which allegedly has safe heavens in Waziristan.
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The Sharifs are seeking confrontation with Afghanistan now by demanding the fugitives who were identified as the causual factor to start military carnage in KPK and displcing the Pakhtuns of the tribal region who were forced out of their villages because of areal bombardment. And now they say the fugitives with their alleged camps have crossed over to Afghanistan.
Rex Minor
@junaid: why u against narendar modi only one hope for peace in this region narender modi and nawaz sharif
We need to put bounty on him and any of the rival groups will take him down. After that we need to put bounty of Hindu dehshatgardh narinder mudi , the halaku khan of India. We will then take revenge of 1971 along with our biradar Afghani taliban
@ali: India should also do the same with Hafiz Saeed, Dawood Ibrahim and Maulana Masood Azhar. Wait... maybe they already did !
"Pakistan seeks extradition of TTP supremo Mullah Fazlullah from Afghanistan" +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ and Afghanistan seeks extradition of ISI from Pakistan
Why did we let him go in the first place ?
Stupid comment RizKan @Rizkhan:
Instead of killing this guy, Pakistan should approach him, and then use him in same way against india as india is using him against Pakistan. After all, all he needs is money and a safe heaven for difficult times, to enforce any one's agenda.
Don't ask Karzai, simply send in our Hitman to knock him out along with his gang. Game Over!
@Pakistani: We don't need now perhaps?
@Virkaul: You should be interested, as you're about to lose your only strategic asset in the region, Mullah Fazlullah. I can understand your concern.
As you sow Shall you reap.
@krazzy: We don't need to. We will finish him.
Pakistan should rather seeks his extradition from Indian Govt. then Afghan since everybody knows that who are really supporting militants like him.
why don't u give haqqani ?
@Virkaul: Look inside your own shirt and then comment. Why is India in Afghanistan? To counter flank Pakistan or China? India cannot outwit China and it is more to do with us.
Asking for the repatriation of Mullah Fazlullah is the right move to make and putting them on the backfoot. All these years we have played shy. It is time we wake up and see how much the world has gone on ahead without us. Salams
Sad news for TTPTI
@virkaul Interesting comment by one who by force and by using unfair means captured Hyderabad, Junagarh, Kashmir, Aasam etc. Plus being involved in Balochistan and FATA unrest, any indian does not qualify to comment against Pakistan.
If you want peace within, you need to ensure peace without. You cannot go around fomenting trouble in your neighborhood and expect them to cooperate with you. Lesson learned? Nope.
And this is being done now, after thousands of military and civilian casualties. GoP could have asked for this guy from the Americans long ago, who would have delivered him trussed up like a chicken, with a cloth bag covering his head.
Hope Afghanistan doesn't behave as shortsighted as Pakistan and think of Fazlullah as 'Strategic Asset' like Pakistan has done in case of Hafeez Saeed!
Why don't we just as the US for a drone strike? Much simpler, no?
Afghanistan should fully co-operate with Pakistan's efforts to destroy the terror sanctuaries.They should extradite Fazlullah and other terrorists.It is only fair that Pakistan also reciprocates by extraditing Haqqanis and other terrorists that attack the Afghan and International forces.One can't have a duplicitous policy .The motto from now on should be live and let live.
Now Afganistan can easily play the tape of Pakistani discourse recorded during India-Pakistan conversation on Mumbai mayhem. Pakistan can start preparing the folders,
Pakistan has finally started doing a long awaited action desired by Pakistanis. Thank God.
He must be extradited from Afghanistan, put on trial and then be put to death for his crimes.
Good move. But be prepared for other countries (you know who) demanding we turn over our strategic assets.
Why didn't we catch him when he was in swat spewing venom against the state for many years?
Interesting request by those who shelter Haqqanis, Mullah Omar, Zawahiri, Hafiz Saeed and many others.