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Pakistan Calls For Limited Contact With US

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has called on Islamabad to postpone any visits by US delegations to Pakistan or by Pakistani officials to the United States.

He called for all bilateral talks and visits to be suspended and to call off ground and air lines of communication. 

Asif made the remarks in a National Assembly session on Wednesday where members of the lower house condemned US President Donald Trump's remarks on Pakistan’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan.

“The National Assembly regards President Turmp’s and General Nicholson’s statements on Pakistan as hostile and threatening and calls on the government of Pakistan to express the determination of people of Pakistan to protect Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” he said.

He also pointed out their concerns over India’s increasing role in Afghanistan.

A report by the New York Times meanwhile stated that the Trump administration recently reported to Congress that it will provide $225 million USD in military aid to Pakistan on condition that it eliminates terrorist safe havens on its soil.

Meanwhile, Franz-Michael Mellbin, the European Union Ambassador in Afghanistan, urged Pakistan to change its policies.

“We need Pakistan to change some of its policies. But we also need to ensure that there is a solid basis for cooperative relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan. So while the US peruses a more direct discussion with Pakistan, I think it is important for Afghanistan to be part of what the US has also said,” he said.

Pakistan Calls For Limited Contact With US

Pakistan’s foreign minister called for a suspension in talks with the US following Donald Trump’s new strategy on Pakistan. 

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Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has called on Islamabad to postpone any visits by US delegations to Pakistan or by Pakistani officials to the United States.

He called for all bilateral talks and visits to be suspended and to call off ground and air lines of communication. 

Asif made the remarks in a National Assembly session on Wednesday where members of the lower house condemned US President Donald Trump's remarks on Pakistan’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan.

“The National Assembly regards President Turmp’s and General Nicholson’s statements on Pakistan as hostile and threatening and calls on the government of Pakistan to express the determination of people of Pakistan to protect Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” he said.

He also pointed out their concerns over India’s increasing role in Afghanistan.

A report by the New York Times meanwhile stated that the Trump administration recently reported to Congress that it will provide $225 million USD in military aid to Pakistan on condition that it eliminates terrorist safe havens on its soil.

Meanwhile, Franz-Michael Mellbin, the European Union Ambassador in Afghanistan, urged Pakistan to change its policies.

“We need Pakistan to change some of its policies. But we also need to ensure that there is a solid basis for cooperative relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan. So while the US peruses a more direct discussion with Pakistan, I think it is important for Afghanistan to be part of what the US has also said,” he said.

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