Pakistan denies Al-Qaeda, Taliban leaders in Pakistan
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, June 21, IRNA
Pakistan-Denial
Pakistan's Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao has rejected a claim of ex-US ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad that Mullah Omar and some other Taliban leaders were in Pakistan.
Local reports on Tuesday reported that the minister said if the envoy had some information about the presence of Taliban leaders then, he'd better share it with Pakistan.
Neither Osama ben Laden nor Taliban leader Mullah Omar or others were in Pakistan, the minister said.
He was quoted as saying that Zalmay's charges could harm the on-going anti-terrorism war across the globe.
Sherpao added that such statements would damage Pakistan's efforts in the war on terrorism.
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