A US official in Pakistan has again claimed that the Taliban militants have their presence in Quetta – main city of Balochistan province, urging the government to take necessary action against them.
“They have their existence in Quetta and the Government of Pakistan should root them out from here,” US Consul General Stephen G. Fakan told the newsmen during a press conference here Wednesday.
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He warned of occurrence of Waziristan-like situation in the province if according to him the ‘necessary action’ was not taken against Taliban in Quetta, a private TV channel reports.
Earlier The United States is threatening to launch airstrikes on Mullah Omar and the Taliban leadership in the Pakistani city of Quetta as frustration mounts about the ease with which they find sanctuary across the border from Afghanistan.
