Pakistan on Sunday said it will share crucial evidence of involvement of Afghanistan-based Taliban militants in the deadly terror attack on its air force base in Peshawar with the neighbouring country but decided against lodging a strong protest.
The decision was taken at a high level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and attended by Cabinet ministers, army chief, intelligence chiefs and other civil and military officials.
“Pakistan will only share evidences with the Afghan government and will actively pursue the case instead of lodging a protest,” said a source, who attended the meeting that came three days after Taliban militants stormed an air force base in Badhaber that killed at least 42 people, including 23 air force personnel.
“Due to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s weak writ, Pakistan’s protest with Afghanistan on Badhaber attack will be more harmful than beneficial,” the source added.