ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – The Foreign Office on Monday admitted that the radical Islamist group – Islamic State (IS) – posed a serious threat to the country, after the interior minister denied the group’s presence in South Asia, notably Pakistan, last Thursday in Washington.
The IS, a militant group, has set up a self-proclaimed Caliphate on the vast swathes of land in Syria and Iraq.
“The government is on alert to the IS threat in the region,” Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry told the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs at Parliament.
The foreign secretary, in his briefing, said the authorities concerned have been instructed to ensure that no organisation or individual remain in contact with the radical group in the country.
The foreign secretary however clarified Pakistan has no desire to become part of the international coalition against IS.
The meeting was presided over by Senator Haji Adeel.
On last Thursday, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar, while speaking at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, said, “At this point in time, I can say with confidence that the ISIS only exists in the Middle East. It absolutely has no presence in Afghanistan and Pakistan.”
