Pakistan is under threat from the Islamic State militant group which may head to the country as the Syrian conflict nears an end, Islamabad’s newly-appointed envoy to the US has said.
Aizaz Chaudhry who was named Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US this week said that terrorism from Afghanistan is now spreading into Pakistan where elements are trying to destabilise the country and sabotage major events like the Pakistan Super league, a cricket match hosted by the country this month.
Pakistan is under threat from the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group which may head to the country as the Syrian conflict nears an end, Dawn newspaper quoted the former foreign secretary as saying yesterday while addressing a seminar at the Air University Islamabad on matters of national security.