ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday conveyed to the United States that India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) were patronising terrorists groups to attack soft targets in the country. National Security Adviser Lt Gen (r) Nasser Khan Janjua conveyed the message to US ambassador David Hale in a meeting, according to a statement released by the office of the NSA.
The meeting was held to discuss the attack on the Police Training College Quetta, counterterrorism operations and cross-border attacks. Janjua also stressed the need for breaking the nexus between terrorists groups operation under the supervision of the NDS and RAW. According to the statement, Pakistan asked for US assistance to tackle the situation. The NSA informed the ambassador that terrorists who attacked the police training college were constantly in contact with their leadership and handlers in Afghanistan. The American ambassador was also briefed on Pakistan’s efforts to improve the current security situation in the country through implementation of the National Action Plan. Hale, on the occasion, condemned the attack in Quetta and offered his regrets.
