President Asif Ali Zardari Addresses Parliament On Regional Security Issues

In his recent address to a joint session of Parliament on March 2, 2026, President Asif Ali Zardari reiterated Pakistan's commitment to sovereignty, emphasizing that the nation will not permit any entity, domestic or foreign, to use neighboring territory to destabilize its peace. He highlighted the findings of a recent UN report, which described the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan as an extra-regional threat, warning that failure to address this issue could lead to catastrophic attacks. Zardari condemned the Afghan de facto regime for providing safe havens to various terrorist groups, including Al-Qaeda and the TTP, and urged the Afghan Taliban to cease being used as a battlefield for foreign ambitions. He stated, "They must choose to dismantle the terror groups that survive on conflict and its war economy."