ISLAMABAD
Foreign Office (FO) has said our relations with Afghanistan are dimensional but the real issue is terror related incident which should be resolved. This was said by Foreign Office Spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan at his weekly press briefing here Friday.
Pakistan has raised repeatedly matter of the weapons left by the US in Afghanistan.These sophisticated weapons are being used by terrorists for attacks inside Pakistan. He said we have impressed upon international community and Afghan authorities to address this issue.
The spokesperson said Pakistan desires friendly cooperative relationship with Afghanistan but the stumbling block in the way of progress is sanctuaries enjoyed by terrorists on Afghan territory.
He said Pakistan will continue to pursue various channels of communications with the Afghan authorities to address this matter.
Responding to a question, Shafqat Ali Khan said F-16 oversight program is a regular feature of Pakistan-US defence collaboration. He said Pakistan welcomes its continuation. He said this is a robust and dense relationship, expressing Pakistan’s commitment to carrying this relationship forward.
The spokesperson said eight Pakistanis, who were staying illegally in the US, have returned home yesterday.
While reacting to closure of the closure of Torkham border since last Friday he said border closure is a difficult issue as different agencies are involved therein. Afghan authorities wanted to build a post to Pakistan side. We said to Afghan authorities we can resolve this issue through talks.
