Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Tuesday called on the Taliban to investigate the suicide attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan, which claimed the lives of more than 20 soldiers. Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Syrus Sajjad Qazi summoned Afghanistan’s top diplomat in Islamabad to deliver Pakistan’s strong demarche, Pakistan-based Geo News reported. Pakistan’s Foreign office said, "The attack’s responsibility has been claimed by the Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan, a terrorist group affiliated with the TTP." According to the statement, Afghanistan’s envoy has been asked to convey to Taliban to fully investigate the attack and take stern action against the perpetrators of the attack, including Dera Ismail Khan.
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