Pakistan Hits Back Against U.S. Accusations in Terror Stalemate
- PM Abbasi says terror groups are in Afgahnistan, not Pakistan
- Hardline religious protests expose government’s challenges
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi rejected U.S. accusations that the country provides sanctuary to militant groups and said attacks in the region were originating across the border in Afghanistan.
In an interview in Islamabad last Friday as a right-wing Islamist group choked the capital and officials marketed the country to international bond investors, Abbasi said Pakistan would act against terrorists found within its borders, including the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network.