Pakistan Summons Taliban Official in Islamabad Over Train Hijacking

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Pakistan has summoned the Taliban’s top official in Islamabad following a deadly train hijacking in southwestern Balochistan, accusing militants of using Afghanistan soil to coordinate the attack.

Taliban’s Chargé d’Affaires, Sardar Ahmad Shekib, was called to Pakistan’s Foreign Office, where officials lodged a formal protest, according to Pakistani media reports.