PM Khan directs FO to prepare reply to Donald Trump's letter
Pakistan will assure to help US in Afghan reconciliation process.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Friday has directed Foreign Ministry to prepare reply to United States President Donald Trump’s letter.
Sources told that Pakistan will assure to help US in Afghan reconciliation process while it will also give suggestion to resume Pak-US strategic talks.
Earlier, Donald Trump wrote a letter to PM Imran asking for help in resolving the Afghanistan issue. US has realized that peace cannot be attained in Afghanistan without Pakistan’s help, said the premier.
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Officially allies in fighting terrorism, Pakistan and the United States have a complicated relationship, bound by Washington’s dependence on Pakistan to supply its troops in Afghanistan but plagued by accusations Islamabad is playing a double game.
Last month, Trump said in an interview Pakistan doesn’t “do a damn thing” for the United States despite billions of dollars in U.S. aid, adding that Pakistani officials knew of former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s location before his killing by U.S. troops in a 2011 raid inside Pakistan.
Khan hit back by saying the United States should not blame Pakistan for its failings in Afghanistan.
Last week, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said he had formed a 12-strong team to negotiate peace with the Taliban, but warned that implementation of any deal would take at least five years.
