Bilal Karimi, the Taliban’s ambassador to China, has described Pakistan’s leadership as a “satanic circle,” saying that as long as it remains in control, stability will not be achieved in Pakistan or the wider region.

In a post on X on Tuesday, Karimi wrote that Pakistan’s rulers “have proven to be an artificial project and a cancerous tumour against peace and stability in the region.”

He accused Islamabad’s leadership of “holding its own people hostage” and turning Pakistan into “a playground for ISIS, drug trafficking, and other dangerous games.”

The post was deleted a few hours later without explanation.