Pakistan asks Afghanistan to hand over regional ISIL chief – By Asad Hashim (Al Jazeera) / April 10 2020
Aslam Farooqi, chief of ISIL’s ‘Khorasan Province’ chapter, is under arrest over bombing at Sikh temple, killing dozens.
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan has asked the Afghan government to hand over custody of the regional chief of the ISIL (ISIS) armed group for “further investigations”, less than a week after he was arrested in connection with a bombing at a Sikh temple that killed more than 25 people.
Atif Mashal, Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan, was summoned to the Pakistani foreign ministry to convey the request on Thursday, a Pakistani statement said.
“It was emphasised that Pakistan had been expressing its concerns over the activities of this group, which were clearly detrimental to Pakistan,” said the statement.
“Pakistan’s position in this regard was being regularly shared with the Government of Afghanistan and others concerned.”
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