Pakistan does not want that extremists from its side are provided refuge on Afghan soil, said Foreign Office (FO) spokesman Aizaz Chaudhry while talking to BBC on Saturday.
He went on to say that “Pakistan desires that no political vacuum is created in Afghanistan in 2014 and Afghan factions should determine the future direction of their country in unison”.
Citing bilateral security accord between US and Afghanistan, he said, “Pakistan understands it well that this accord will work for Afghanistan in future. But we want too that revocation of this accord does not lead to create any problem or repercussions for Pakistan or any third country.”
He expressed his ignorance about the number of detained Afghan Taliban. However, he confirmed that the Afghan Taliban leaders have been released from time to time on the request of the Afghan government.
He held that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was staging protests for stopping drone strikes and during these protests NATO supplies have been blocked. Afghan Transit trade is being affected too due to this protest, he added.
To a question that whether the Afghan government has talked to Pakistan on this matter, Aizaz Chaudhry said Afghanistan has not gone for any talks with Pakistan on this count.
Pakistan wants the trade is extended to Central Asia, he said, adding that trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan has reached the mark of $2.5 billion.
