Islamabad urges Kabul to hand over ISIS-K chief over 'anti-Pakistan activities'

Pakistan has called upon Afghanistan to hand over the chief of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Khorasan, Aslam Farooqi, who is involved in “anti-Pakistan activities” and was recently arrested by Afghan authorities.
“The ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conveyed Pakistan’s views with regard to the arrest of ISIS-K leader, Aslam Farooqi, by the Afghan authorities on 5 April 2020,” a statement issued by the Foreign Office said on Thursday.
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The official communique emphasised that Islamabad had been expressing its concerns over the activities of the group, “which were clearly detrimental to the country”.
“Pakistan’s position in this regard was being regularly shared with the government of Afghanistan and others concerned,” it added.
The FO also said, “It was underscored to the ambassador that since Aslam Farooqi was involved in anti-Pakistan activities in Afghanistan, he should be handed over to Pakistan for further investigations.”
It was further underlined that the two sides should coordinate actions against the menace of terrorism, including through established mechanisms, it concluded.
Last week according to the National Directorate of Security (NDS), the Afghanistan’s secret service, the head of the ISIS-K had been taken into custody along with 20 other commanders.