ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan has once again denied the existence of Islamic State (IS) also known as Daish in its territory but said that it is cognizant of the threat and have alerted the security agencies in this regard.
“There are no foot prints of IS in Pakistan however Pakistani security agencies have taken all measures to meet any possible threat from the terrorist group”, the Foreign Office Spokesman Qazi Khalilullah said at his weekly press briefing in Islamabad on Thursday.
Qazi Khalilullah said that Pakistan is against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
In reply to a question, the spokesman said that the issue of border between Pakistan and Afghanistan is a settled matter.
On May 19 this year, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the National Directorate of Security (NDS) of Afghanistan to promote cooperating in fight against terrorism.
Qazi Khalilullah said that the purpose of this MoU signed between Pak-Afghan intelligence agencies was to enhance coordination between the security agencies of the two countries in dealing with the problems of security and terrorism.
In addition, the foreign office spokesman said that many projects are being implemented under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which will not only benefit Pakistan and China but the entire region.
