Islamabad/Kabul, Nov. 1 -- Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has issued yet another strongly worded warning to the Afghan Taliban, saying that it will have to "pay the price," should it fail to take action against militant groups in the border areas, who he claimed were launching attacks in Pakistan via Afghan soil.

Speaking to local media on Friday, Asif accused the Taliban of demanding PKR 10 billion (around USD 35.5 million) in exchange for handing over members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), without offering any guarantees to curb cross-border terrorism.

Emphasising on the need for cooperation, he claimed that the violence emanating from Afghanistan must end completely or any agreement between the two countries would b...