FO slams Afghan president Ghani for tweeting in favour of arrested activist.

ISLAMABAD -- The Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday expressed 'serious concern' after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani tweeted regarding the arrest of activist Manzoor Pashteen, describing Ghani's statement as 'interference' in Pakistan's internal affairs.

The foreign office, in a press release, also dismissed the tweets as 'unwarranted'. 'We believe that such statements are not helpful to the promotion of good neighbourly relations between the two countries,' said the FO.

The Afghan president had on Monday expressed 'concern' regarding the arrest of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) leader Manzoor Pashteen.

"While our region is suffering from atrocities caused by violent extremism and terrorism governments in the region must support and encourage peaceful civilian movements for justice and must avoid any means of force and violence against these movements," said the Afghan president.

However, the FO reminded Kabul that Islamabad seeks to...