Foreign Office spokesperson Qazi M. Khalilullah said on Thursday that while there had been media reports on attacks from Afghanistan into Pakistan, Islamabad still stood for a peaceful international border with Afghanistan
“The two sides have been discussing measures to keep the border peaceful,” the Foreign Office spokesperson said during the weekly press briefing. However, he refused to comment on internal issues between the Afghan Taliban, and said Pakistan hoped that the Taliban leadership would resume the peace talks with the Afghan government.
“National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz’s recent meetings in Kabul were ‘very very useful in enhancing understanding of the issues both sides have been discussing’ during their talks. The key message of Aziz’s interaction with Kabul leadership was to enhance trust between the two countries and have discussion on other issues of concern,” he said.
Replying to a question on the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to address the 70th UN General Assembly session on Sept 30, the FO spokesman said that the PM’s programme and his speech were being finalised. He said the PM would also participate in events on the sidelines of the UN session. Asked on the possibility of the prime minister’s meeting with his India counterpart in New York, the FO official said that he had no information in this regard.
