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New York: Denmark has pointed to the \u201cserious threat\u201d posed by the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Central and South Asia and says that the terror outfit has been receiving \u201clogistical and substantial support from the de facto authorities\u201d.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, in the capacity of the chair of the Security Council ISIL (Daesh) and Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee, Denmark raised these concerns while briefing a United Nations Security Council meeting held in New York yesterday.<\/p>\n
The presence of TTP militants in Afghanistan has long been a point of contention between Islamabad and the Taliban administration. Since the Taliban\u2019s return to power in Kabul in 2021, Pakistan has said that the group is sheltering thousands of TTP fighters, who have escalated attacks on Pakistani security forces, particularly in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.<\/p>\n
Denmark\u2019s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Sandra Jensen Landi told the UNSC meeting that the TTP, \u201cwith its approximately 6,000 fighters, is another serious threat emanating from the region, receiving both logistical and substantial support from the de facto authorities\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe TTP has conducted numerous high-profile attacks in Pakistan from Afghan soil, some of which incurred mass casualties,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Sandra Jensen Landi also gave an overview of the evolving terrorist threat posed by Daesh, Al-Qaeda and their affiliates, drawing on the latest assessments of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team.<\/p>\n
She further stated that after losses in the Middle East, Daesh had \u201cpivoted towards Africa, where affiliates such as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have expanded activities and propaganda\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cISIL-Khorasan (ISIL-K) is one of the most serious threats in Central and South Asia, with at least 2,000 fighters under Sanaullah Ghafari. They continue to target Shia communities, de facto Afghan authorities and foreign nationals,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She further said that Al-Qaeda\u2019s central leadership remained weak and largely marginalised, while affiliates \u2014 including Jamaat Nasr al Islam wal Muslimin in the Sahel region of Africa \u2014 had \u201cexploited local grievances to expand their reach and financing\u201d.<\/p>\n
Following Sandra Jensen Landi\u2019s briefing, Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Usman Jadoon, was among those who addressed the meeting and highlighted that the global terrorism landscape continued to evolve, \u201cadapting itself to a fast-changing world with new and emerging threats under the shadow of rapid technological advancement\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the same time, the prevalence of prolonged unresolved conflicts, external interventions and root causes of terrorism, or euphemistically referred to as the \u2018conditions conducive to terrorism\u2019, remain unaddressed, giving continued life to the threat of terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said as a frontline state in global efforts to counter terrorism, Pakistan had rendered invaluable sacrifices in its efforts to eradicate this menace, with over 80,000 casualties and billions of dollars in economic losses. Al Qaeda was decimated largely due to Pakistan\u2019s efforts, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur valiant security forces and law enforcement agencies continue to counter the terrorism threat emanating from Afghanistan where entities like ISIL-K, TTP and its affiliates, BLA (Baloch Liberation Army) and the Majeed Brigade are thriving under the patronage of their hosts and backed by our principle adversary and net destabiliser in the region,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Jadoon stressed that the 1267 sanctions regime \u2014 the UNSC framework for imposing sactions on Daesh and Al Qaeda \u2014 must reflect ground realities. \u201cIts scope should be broadened to list individuals and entities, without any association with religion, nationality or ethnicity.\u201d<\/p>\n
He further said that it was necessary to deal with listing and delisting issues in a fair, transparent, judicious and impartial manner, and without political considerations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must also ensure that the 1267 sanctions committee takes an objective view of all listing proposals that are brought before its consideration and not subject them to narrow political interests.\u201d<\/p>\n
Moreover, to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to terrorism, the UN\u2019s counter-terrorism architecture \u201cmust also possess the necessary tools to designate violent, far-right, extreme right-wing, ultra-nationalist, xenophobic and Islamophobic groups around the world\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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