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Pakistan says not responsible alone to bring Taliban to peace talks table
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Pak government officials have said Islamabad is not responsible alone to bring the Afghan Taliban to peace talks table, a day after President Ghani said Afghanistan will no longer expect cooperation from the country in the Afghan grinding of the peace processor.A front man for the Foreign office of Pakistain said Islamabad does not differentiate between the terror groups. "Pakistain condemns all forms and manifestations of terrorism and it is committed in the fight against his menace," according to a statement quoting Nafees Zakaria, front man for the Foreign Office of Pakistain. The statement further added "Pakistain itself is the biggest victim of terrorism in which thousands of our security personnel have sacrificed their lives." "Pakistain hosted the first round of direct talks between Afghan government and Taliban but Pakistain alone is not responsible for bringing the Taliban back to the negotiating table," the statement added. This comes as the Afghan officials have long been criticizing Pakistain for sheltering the anti-government armed holy warrior groups, including the notorious Haqqani terrorist network, blamed for major attacks in the country. President Ghani participated in a gathering in Afghan parliament on Monday to announce the government’s stance on peace efforts and fight against terrorism. Posted by: Fred 2016-04-27 |
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