Pakistan summoned the Afghan chargé d’affaires to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday night and issued a strong demarche over the terrorist attack on the Rangers camp in Karachi, the Foreign Office said on Monday.
Demarche Issued Over Attack
According to Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi, the Afghan Chargé d’Affaires was summoned and "a strong demarche was issued regarding the Karachi terrorist attack." The statement further stated, "A similar demarche was conveyed by Pakistan's Ambassador Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani to the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Andrabi said the demarche "was issued in light of the fact that Afghan nationals, including one apprehended alive, participated in this attack, proving yet again that Afghan soil and Afghan nationals continue to be used to orchestrate terrorist attacks inside Pakistan."
Details of the Attack
The statement came after security forces foiled a terrorist attack in Karachi on Saturday, which resulted in three Pakistan Rangers (Sindh) embracing martyrdom and four others being left injured. The attack, according to the military's media wing, was launched by "Khwarij belonging to Indian proxy, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar". The assailants, after a blast at the main gate at the Rangers camp, attempted to breach the perimeter security but were pushed back by personnel who killed three Kharjis and captured one, identified as an Afghan national, in an injured condition.
