Kabul ‘Being Receptive’ to Concerns over TTP Havens: Foreign Office

Kabul ‘being receptive’ to concerns over TTP havens: Foreign Office

Resumption of top-level engagements signals Taliban willingness to address long-standing issues.

Reports on Taliban recognition speculative: FO

Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan speaking at the weekly press briefing in Islamabad, on July 24, 2025. — Facebook@foreignofficepkISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan has rejected claims that Pakistan is considering recognising the Taliban government in...

Pakistan says Taliban receptive to concerns over TTP sanctuaries

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the Taliban have shown receptiveness to Islamabad’s concerns over the presence of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants inside Afghanistan, following recent high-level visits by Pakistani officials to Kabul. At a weekly press briefing, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Shafqat Ali Khan confirmed that the issue of cross-border militant sanctuaries was raised in talks involving Pakistan’s foreign and int…

Foreign Office Dismisses Taliban Government Recognition Reports as Speculative

ISLAMABAD:-(Mudassar Iqbal)- Pakistan has rejected reports of recognizing the Taliban government as speculative, the Foreign Office clarified Thursday.Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said terrorist safe havens in Afghanistan continue to threaten Pakistan’s security. FO said consultations are underway between the foreign ministries of Pakistan and Afghanistan to finalise the schedule for the Afghan foreign minister’s visit. […] The post Foreign Off…

Taliban govt recognition reports  speculative, clarifies Foreign Office - Islamabad Post

Pakistan, Afghanistan in contact over security and diplomatic visit schedules, says spokesperson Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan has dismissed reports regarding Pakistan’s possible recognition of the Taliban government in Afghanistan as speculative. Speaking at the weekly press briefing on Thursday, the spox said that terrorist sanctuaries operating from Afghan soil remain a constant source of concern for P…