Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Monday that the Afghan Taliban regime’s support for the banned terrorists of the TTP remains intact, warning against believing in the interim rulers’ “mixed signals” regarding the halting of cross-border terrorism.

He made the remarks during an interview with a private news channel. Referring to a report claiming that the Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada had warned the TTP to stop attacks in Pakistan, Asif said “It is only in the media,” and that “practically there has been no change in the situation on ground.”