Journalist exposes Pakistan's role in spreading terrorism in Asia and Africa

During the event, London-based journalist Mohammad Arif Aajakia highlighted the strategies adopted by Pakistan to spread terrorism in Asian countries. Describing Pakistan as a 'nursery of terrorism', Aajakia said, “Global terrorism comes from Pakistan, under the direction of the Pakistani army.”

Referring to the origins of al-Qaeda, Ajakia said Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was responsible for bringing together radical Islamist organisations and individuals, resulting in the formation of the terrorist organisation.

“Where did we find Osama bin Laden and Abu Faraj al-Libbi and Abu Zubayda after 9/11? All the notorious al-Qaeda terrorists were found in Pakistan. But we made Pakistan our partner; that was wrong on our part. To get rid of terrorism, we have to get rid of Pakistan.”

The journalist also lamented the massive human rights violations in his home state, Pakistan's Sindh province. “We live in Sindh and run the expenses of the whole of Pakistan, yet we have no civic amenities or basic human rights. More than 50 per cent of Pakistan's national treasury (revenue) comes from Sindh, while more than 50 per cent of Pakistan's expenditure goes to Punjab, which contributes nothing to Pakistan. Then why is the international community accepting Pakistan's labelling of Pashtuns as terrorists, when Pashtuns are the biggest victims of terrorism?”

He claimed that the Pakistani military constantly pursues human rights activists across the border and also intimidates them when they seek asylum in other countries.

Referring to the case of Ahmed Waqas Goraya, he said, “The ISI has no boundaries. Two years ago, the Dutch police contacted the British police and told them about a Pakistani man who had come from London to Rotterdam to kill a human rights defender because he had spoken the truth about the Pakistani army.”

According to his statement, the interrogator was keeping an eye on Goraya's house but could not find him as the police had sent him to an undisclosed location. After his arrest, personal chats revealed that the ISI had offered a huge sum of money for Goraya's murder.