No evidence of IS presence in Pakistan: FO
Foreign Office spokesperson says military operation against terrorists is being carried out across the board
ISLAMABAD:
In a response to reports of Islamic State pamphlets being circulated in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said there is no evidence of IS' presence on Pakistani territory in a press briefing on Thursday.
"I may also add that they are only reports," she said. Still, she said that Pakistan's policy on terrorism is clear, and "our action is across the board against all terrorists."
She reiterated Pakistan's continuing commitment to fight militancy and alluded to Operation Zarb-e-Azb, a military operation currently being fought by the armed forces against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in North Waziristan.
"Our military operation against terrorists is still going on. It is all inclusive and across the board," she said.
In recent weeks, IS has emerged as a formidable player in the civil war and Syria, and a formidable obstacle to American diplomatic efforts in Iraq, where IS has won over large swathes of territory. The militant group has taken strategically important cities and oilfields, including Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, and threaten to take more.
Al Qaeda, which had disowned IS a few years ago, also made headlines as it announced a South Asian chapter earlier on Thursday.
In a response to reports of Islamic State pamphlets being circulated in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said there is no evidence of IS' presence on Pakistani territory in a press briefing on Thursday.
"I may also add that they are only reports," she said. Still, she said that Pakistan's policy on terrorism is clear, and "our action is across the board against all terrorists."
She reiterated Pakistan's continuing commitment to fight militancy and alluded to Operation Zarb-e-Azb, a military operation currently being fought by the armed forces against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in North Waziristan.
"Our military operation against terrorists is still going on. It is all inclusive and across the board," she said.
In recent weeks, IS has emerged as a formidable player in the civil war and Syria, and a formidable obstacle to American diplomatic efforts in Iraq, where IS has won over large swathes of territory. The militant group has taken strategically important cities and oilfields, including Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, and threaten to take more.
Al Qaeda, which had disowned IS a few years ago, also made headlines as it announced a South Asian chapter earlier on Thursday.