Pakistan Admits Some Political Dissidents Had Terrorist Hyperlinks Inside Nation

Islamabad:

Pakistan has acknowledged that a few of the political dissidents, who’ve sought asylum in the UK and different nations, had hyperlinks with terrorist entities contained in the nation.

Overseas Workplace spokesperson Mumtaz Zehra Baloch made the assertion throughout her weekly media briefing on Thursday, whereas responding to a query on the alleged acid assault on jailed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s aide.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief and former particular assistant to the Prime Minister, Mirza Shahzad Akbar, final week claimed that he was attacked at his house within the UK, including “acidic liquid” was thrown at him.

When requested concerning the incident, the Overseas Workplace spokesperson rejected any insinuations of Pakistan’s involvement and that of any Pakistani companies within the assault, saying it isn’t “our coverage to focus on our personal nationals overseas. She, nevertheless, stated that many political dissidents have sought political asylum and have been dwelling within the UK and different nations all over the world for a number of many years.

“A lot of them have had hyperlinks with terrorist entities inside Pakistan,” she stated.

She asserted that Pakistan has not engaged in any extra-territorial assaults towards such people.

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