April 29, 2021
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Pakistan desperate to extradite Farooqi from Afghanistan

On its part, Pakistan has apparently served Taliban an “enough is enough” ultimatum. In case they don’t re-join the peace process, the Talban were told, Islamabad would retaliate….reports Asian Lite News

Afghanistan has urged Pakistan to impose its will on Taliban so that it joins stalled peace talks.

On its part, Pakistan has apparently served Taliban an “enough is enough” ultimatum. In case they don’t re-join the peace process, the Talban were told, Islamabad would retaliate.

What has been the tipping point that has forced Islamabad’s hand? Apparently, Pakistan’s patience ran out when the Taliban refused to join the US-backed Afghan Peace Conference in Islamabad, which was slated for April 24 in Istanbul. The seminal conclave was to be co-hosted by Turkey, Qatar and the United Nations.

The Pakistani delegation led by special envoy Mohammad Sadiq was subsequently in Kabul for two days. According to the Afghan media, the Pakistani heavyweight team was on a ‘special’ mission.

Mohammad Sadiq meets Afghan National Security Adviser at the Presidential Palace in Kabul(Twitter)

Last year, the Afghans had arrested Aslam Farooqi, also known as Abdullah. He was the chief of the arch-terrorist Islamic State “Khorasan Province’ (KP) chapter. Since then, Pakistan has been trying to “extradite” Aslam Farooqi, because of his ‘close ‘ connection with Pakistan’s ISI. The Afghans have charged Farooqi with attacking in last March, in which 27 people were killed.

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India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a case to look into the terror attack in Kabul. One Indian was among 27 Sikh worshippers who were killed in the attack led by Aslam Farooqi.

Pakistan’s ISI and the Pakistan army, the handlers of terror groups, has been concerned that Farooqi would share sensitive, credible and verifiable information with the National Directorate of Security (NDS) of Afghanistan, showing them in “poor light”, in case the information became public.

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It is because of these large-scale ramifications that Pakistan has been pressuring Afghanistan to hand over Farooqi to them. Pakistan is using the Taliban peace deal as a leverage to bring in the United States into the picture to pressurise Afghanistan to hand over Farooqi to them.

While Pakistani delegation was in Kabul last week, it is understood that Farooqi’s extradition was also discussed.

When asked by the media, Ahmad Zia Saraj, the head of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency—the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said: “We will think about it once Pakistan hands over some Taliban leaders to us who are in their jails.” The ball in now in Pakistan’s court to comply with the Afghan request, in case it wants to “recover” their intelligence asset.

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