Islamabad: Pakistan, yesterday, rejected allegations linking a defunct banned group to a recent attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir, following the United States designation of The Resistance Front (TRF) as a foreign terrorist organisation.

According to Nam News Network, in a statement, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed the country’s firm commitment to counter-terrorism, reiterating that Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, and pursues a policy of zero tolerance.

Pakistan has been, and continues to be, a frontline state in the fight against terrorism, the statement said, highlighting Islamabad’s contributions to global peace, including the recent arrest of Sharifullah, identified as the mastermind of the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing in Kabul.

Pakistan urged the international community to adopt a balanced, evidence-based approach in combating terrorism, and called for equal scrutiny of all terrorist entities. In this regard, it emphasised the need to designate the Majeed Brigade as an alias of the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).

Reaffirming its role as a counter-terrorism bulwark, Pakistan called for collective global efforts to address the threat of terrorism through objective and non-discriminatory policies.