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The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has accused the Shehbaz Sharif government of lying about Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar’s presence in Afghanistan, and its commander claimed that they know the “actual whereabouts” of the most wanted terrorist. The TTP’s statement comes a few days after it lambasted the Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif of calling Afghanistan a “safe haven for terrorists” at the United Nations Security Assembly session on September 23. Last week, the Taliban-led Afghanistan’s interim government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid had rejected Pakistan media reports about Azhar’s alleged presence in Afghanistan. They claimed that Pakistan has also sent a letter with...
