Washington: Pakistan warns UN Security Council that terrorist organizations will Shelter Within Afghanistan, the worst threat to its national security is urging the use of physical and digital platforms to target the country’s network to carry out stronger actions on the network.
Ambassador asim iftikhar Ahmed, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the un, told a council meeting on Afghanistan on Tuesday that entities like al Qaeda, is-Khorasan, TTP, the East Turkeystan Islamic Movement (etim) and Baloch Insurgent Groups Such as the BLA and Maedurgs Such as the Bla and Maedurgs Such as the Bla and Maedurgent groups.
“Through joint training, illegal arms trade, asylum of terrorists and coordinated attacks, we have reliable evidence of cooperation among these groups,” he said. He added that more than 60 terrorist camps are hubs for infiltration, targeting civilians, security forces and development projects in Pakistan.
The envoy said it expanded to cyberspace, where nearly 70 propaganda accounts traced to Afghan IP addresses are spreading news of extremism. “Containing these networks requires full cooperation with the government and the government on social media platforms,” he stressed.
Ambassador Ahmed said Pakistan and China have jointly requested the Security Council’s 1267 Sanctions Committee to designate BLA and Majeed Brigade as terrorist organizations. He urged the Council to quickly curb its terrorist activities as requested.
He also pointed to the TTP, describing it as the largest non-designated group on Afghan soil, with nearly 6,000 fighter jets. He said Pakistan thwarted multiple infiltration attempts and seized a cache of complex military equipment abandoned by international forces during their evacuation from Afghanistan. “These efforts are valuable…just this month, 12 Pakistani soldiers It was difficult to be mar in an incident,” he said.
He said while the Taliban rule had ended decades of civil war, the country was still struggling with sanctions, poverty, narcotics and human rights concerns.
He lamented that the UN’s humanitarian needs and response plans in 2025 received only 27% of the $2.42 billion required.
The Special Envoy reminded the Council that Pakistan has been hosting millions of Afghan refugees with insufficient international assistance for forty years.
Posted in Dawn on September 18, 2025
