{"id":25404,"date":"2018-03-19T04:34:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-18T18:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=25404"},"modified":"2018-03-19T04:34:46","modified_gmt":"2018-03-18T18:34:46","slug":"mike-pence-tells-abbasi-to-do-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/mike-pence-tells-abbasi-to-do-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Pence tells Abbasi to \u2018do more\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS DESK<br \/>\nWASHINGTON<br \/>\nUS Vice President Mike Pence told Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi that Pakistan \u201cmust do more\u201d against the Taliban and other militants, the White House said on Saturday.<br \/>\n\u201cVice President Pence reiterated President (Donald) Trump\u2019s request that the Government of Pakistan must do more to address the continued presence of the Taliban, Haqqani Network, and other terrorist groups operating in their country,\u201d the White House said in a statement on the Friday call.<br \/>\n\u201cPakistan could and should work closer with the United States,\u201d Pence said.<br \/>\nAccording to Washington, there is little sign that Islamabad has made a decision to end its support for the Taliban, which the country\u2019s powerful security services see as safeguarding its interests and as a bulwark against Indian influence in Kabul.<br \/>\nLast month, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani proposed peace talks with the Taliban, which could eventually be recognized as a political party if it observes a ceasefire and officially recognizes the Afghan government and constitution.<br \/>\nThe Taliban have stopped short of rejecting the proposal, but their response has been muted.<br \/>\nEarlier in the day, Abbasi met with Pence at the latter\u2019s residence during a private visit to the country, apprising him of Pakistan\u2019s sacrifices and successes in the fight against terrorism.<br \/>\nPM Abbasi meets US Vice President Pence in Washington<br \/>\nThe meeting detailed talks on Afghan peace process, sources said, adding that Abbasi termed the meeting positive considering US President Donald Trump\u2019s tough stance against Islamabad.<br \/>\nThe premier also met high-ups in the US government during his day-long visit to Washington. According to the sources, Abbasi met US officials at a local hotel where diplomats from the Pakistani embassy were also present.<br \/>\nThe US-Pak relations witnessed a downtrend after US President Donald Trump\u2019s New Year tweet, wherein he had claimed that Washington had \u201cfoolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS DESK WASHINGTON US Vice President Mike Pence told Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi that Pakistan \u201cmust do more\u201d against the Taliban and other militants, the White House said on Saturday. \u201cVice President Pence reiterated President (Donald) Trump\u2019s request that the Government of Pakistan must do more to address the continued presence of the Taliban, 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