Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry on Monday slammed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for inadequate efforts to combat terrorism, particularly pointing out flaws in its leadership, resources and use of authority.

Addressing media in Islamabad, Chaudhry recalled that KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi held a “very lengthy” press conference in Dera Ismail Khan in the wake of Saturday’s deadly suicide blast.

“Why did they not condemn Afghanistan? Why do you have a soft attitude on Afghanistan? Why do you deliberately employ such ambiguity and demeanour, and do not openly condemn or name the real enemy or the source of these proxies?” he asked.

At the outset of his press conference, Chaudhry noted that terrorist “proxies are financed by our eastern border and their hideouts are on the western border”.

He emphasised that Pakistan had employed “every way” to convey its concerns to Kabul, including dialogue, dossiers and international forums, but to no avail.

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