Pak Army Brass Rebuffs Kabul’s ‘Unwarranted Accusations’

Taking exception to “unwarranted accusations and threats against Pakistan” in the aftermath of the Kabul blast last week, the Pakistan Corps Commanders’ Conference on Tuesday urged Kabul to look inward and identify the real issues instead of blaming Islamabad, the military said in a statement. A special Corps Commanders’ Conference was held at General Headquarters on Tuesday in Rawalpindi and expressed solidarity with the people and security forces of Afghanistan against the backdrop of recent terrorist incidents, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. The statement added that the unscheduled meeting presided over by Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa discussedthe allegations levelled by Afghan authorities against Pakistan in the wake of the Kabul blast. Meanwhile the Afghan intelligence agency, National Directorate of Security (NDS), blamed the planning of the attack on Haqqani network in Pakistan with the help of ISIS, Pakistan’s military intelligence wing.