ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union (EU) have jointly called on Afghanistan to take concrete action against militant groups operating from its soil, the Pakistani foreign office said on Sunday, amid a renewed surge in cross-border attacks inside Pakistan.
Pakistan has been grappling with a surge in militant attacks, mainly by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in its northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province that borders Afghanistan since a fragile truce between the TTP and Islamabad broke down in November 2022.
The country faces another decades-long insurgency by Baloch separatists in its southwestern Balochistan province. Islamabad has frequently accused Afghanistan of allowing the use of its soil and India of backing militant groups for attacks against Pakistan. Kabul and New Delhi deny the allegation.
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar discussed the issue of cross-border militancy with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission (HR/VP), Kaja Kallas at the 7th round of EU-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue in Brussels this week.
“The ministers discussed Pakistan-Afghanistan relations amid October 2025 cross-border tensions, reaffirming their commitment to regional peace, stability, prosperity and resolving issues through dialogue between neighbors,” the Pakistani foreign office said in a joint statement shared on Sunday.
