--- title: "Pakistan rejects Zalmay Khalilzad’s claims of arming Afghans against Taliban" description: "Most outlets reported that Pakistan’s government or information ministry categorically denied Zalmay Khalilzad’s allegations, often describing the claims as \"baseless\" or \"misleading.\" Several emphasized that the accusations involved Pakistan allegedly arming or recruiting Afghans to fight the Taliban or hostile militant groups. A few, like Geo News, added that the allegations were said to \"recycle speculative narratives,\" while others, like Minute Mirror, provided a truncated headline without specifying the nature of the denial. The framing was largely consistent, with no major variation in the core message of rejection." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/16262-pakistan-rejects-khalilzad-s-claims-of-arming-afghans site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan rejects Zalmay Khalilzad’s claims of arming Afghans against Taliban pakistan · updated 24 Oct 2026, 5:20 PM PKT · 24 Oct 2026 · 10 articles from 10 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 10 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Pakistan’s government or information ministry categorically denied Zalmay Khalilzad’s allegations, often describing the claims as "baseless" or "misleading." Several emphasized that the accusations involved Pakistan allegedly arming or recruiting Afghans to fight the Taliban or hostile militant groups. A few, like Geo News, added that the allegations were said to "recycle speculative narratives," while others, like Minute Mirror, provided a truncated headline without specifying the nature of the denial. The framing was largely consistent, with no major variation in the core message of rejection. ## Same story from 10 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Aaj News (English)** — [Pakistan rejects Zalmay Khalilzad's allegations of arming Afghans](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330477820/pakistan-rejects-zalmay-khalilzads-allegations-of-arming-afghans) · 24 Oct 2026, 5:20 PM PKT > Pakistan has categorically rejected the baseless and misleading allegations by Zalmay Khalilzad, former ambassador of the US to Afghanistan, of arming former Afghans to fight Taliban and their supporters terrorist groups. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s Fact Check account said in a post on X that Khalilzad’s sweeping baseless assertions merely recycle speculative narratives as pa... - **Minute Mirror** — [Pakistan hits back at Khalilzad over Afghan milita...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/pakistan-hits-back-at-khalilzad-over-afghan-militant-claims-650335/) · 24 Oct 2026, 4:54 PM PKT · 77% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has rejected allegations by former US special envoy to Afghanistan - **Daily Times** — [Pakistan rejects Khalilzad’s allegations over Afghan recruitment](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1571748/pakistan-rejects-khalilzads-allegations-over-afghan-recruitment/) · 24 Oct 2026, 4:46 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan’s Information Ministry has rejected former US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad’s allegations that Pakistan was arming Afghans against the Taliban. The ministry called his claims baseless and misleading in a statement published on Saturday. It also denied recruiting Afghan nationals to fight anti-Pakistan insurgents or supporting armed groups inside Afghanistan. Khalilzad made the allegations a d... - **Business Recorder** — [Pakistan rejects Zalmay Khalilzad's allegations of arming Afghans](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445755/pakistan-rejects-zalmay-khalilzads-allegations-of-arming-afghans) · 24 Oct 2026, 4:40 PM PKT · 100% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan has categorically rejected the baseless and misleading allegations by Zalmay Khalilzad, former ambassador of the US to Afghanistan, of arming former Afghans to fight Taliban and their supporters terrorist groups. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s Fact Check account said in a post on X that Khalilzad’s sweeping baseless assertions merely recycle speculative narratives as pa... - **24 News HD** — [Pakistan rejects Khalilzad's allegations of arming Afghans](https://www.24newshd.tv/24-Oct-2026/pakistan-rejects-khalilzad-s-allegations-arming-afghans) · 24 Oct 2026, 4:35 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan has categorically rejected the baseless and misleading allegations by Zalmay Khalilzad of arming former Afghans to fight Taliban and their supporter terrorist groups, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Saturday. - **Dawn** — [Pakistan rejects ex-US envoy Khalilzad’s 'baseless' allegations of arming Afghans to fight Taliban](https://www.dawn.com/news/2039485/pakistan-rejects-ex-us-envoy-khalilzads-baseless-allegations-of-arming-afghans-to-fight-taliban) · 24 Oct 2026, 4:35 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > The information ministry on Saturday rejected former United States envoy Zalmay Khalilzad’s “baseless and misleading allegations” that Pakistan was arming former Afghans to fight the Taliban or their supporting terrorist groups. The ministry’s “fact-check” came a day after Khalilzad, who served as special representative to Afghanistan during the first Trump administration, claimed Pakistan was ... - **Geo News** — ['Baseless, misleading': Pakistan rebuts Khalilzad's claims of arming Afghans against Taliban regime](https://www.geo.tv/latest/688079-pakistan-rebuts-khalilzads-claims-of-arming-afghans-against-taliban-regime) · 24 Oct 2026, 4:17 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > Former US envoy for peace in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad speaks during a debate at Tolo TV channel in Kabul, Afghanistan April 28, 2019. — ReutersPakistan says Khalilzad's allegations recycle speculative narratives.UN reports document TTP, Al-Qaeda presence inside... - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Pakistan rubbishes Zalmay Khalilzad’s Claims of Arming Afghans against Taliban](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/24-Oct-2026/pakistan-rubbishes-zalmay-khalilzads-claims-of-arming-afghans-against-taliban) · 24 Oct 2026, 3:41 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD – Pakistan strongly rejected former US diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad’s allegations that its military is recruiting and arming Afghan nationals to fight the Taliban and Pakistan-hostile militant groups, ruling out claims as fabricated, baseless and an attempt to divert attention from terrorist sanctuaries inside Afghanistan. Khalilzad, the former US special representative for Afghanistan, ... - **Hum News English** — [Pakistan rejects Khalilzad’s claims of arming Afghans to fight Taliban](https://humenglish.com/latest/pakistan-rejects-khalilzads-claims-of-arming-afghans-to-fight-taliban/) · 24 Oct 2026, 3:28 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday rejected allegations by former US special representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad that it is arming Afghans to fight the Taliban or recruiting Afghan nationals to target anti-Pakistan insurgents. In a statement posted on X, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting described the allegations as “baseless and misleading”, accusing Khalilzad of recycling ... - **Pakistan Observer** — [Pakistan rejects Zalmay Khalilzad’s claims of arming Afghans against Taliban](https://pakobserver.net/pakistan-rejects-zalmay-khalilzads-claims-of-arming-afghans-against-taliban/) · 24 Oct 2026, 1:12 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD – The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has rejected allegations by former US diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad that Islamabad is… ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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