Asif warns against believing Taliban regime's 'mixed signals', says support for militants still intact
Key takeaways
- Practically there has been no change in the situation on the ground,” said Asif, adding that the Taliban’s support to TTP terrorists was still intact.
- Asif further urged the Taliban regime's top leadership to stop supporting TTP militants “once and for all”.
- Pointing to the contradictory statements of the Taliban regime, the defence minister said, “it will be very dangerous to trust the mixed signals” being sent by the Afghan interim rulers on the issue of terrorism.
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Home latest pakistan world sports showbiz entertainment Royal business health Sci-Tech Food Fact Check big picture Videos shows Watch LIVE TV X Home Latest Pakistan World Sports Showbiz Fact Check big picture Videos Shows LIVE TV Pakistan Asif warns against believing Taliban regime's 'mixed signals', says support for militants still intact Minister urges Taliban regime’s top leadership to stop supporting TTP militants "once and for all" By Web Desk | Published June 01, 2026
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the Afghan Taliban regime’s support for the banned TTP militants remains intact and warned against believing in the interim rulers’ “mixed signals” on the matter of stopping cross-border terrorism.
Speaking on Geo News programme 'Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath', the defence minister was asked to comment on a local English daily report claiming Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada warned the TTP to halt attacks inside Pakistan.