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Pak admits frustration with Taliban, but not to sever ties
While expressing frustration at the discouraging response from the Taliban on the extradition of Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden, Pakistan on Monday said it was not prepared to break relations with the Afghan militia.
While expressing frustration at the discouraging response from the Taliban on the extradition of Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden, Pakistan on Monday said it was not prepared to break relations with the Afghan militia.
Though the response from Taliban is discouraging in meeting the demands of the international community to hand over Laden, Pakistan would continue to engage the militia, office spokesman Riaz Mohammad Khan told reporters.
He said that the President (Pervez Musharraf) has said that the hopes are dim. The response has been discouraging. “Whatever hope is left, whatever possibilities exist, we will remain engaged and see those possibilities can be expanded.”
Khan, however, reiterated that Pakistan would support international efforts to bring national reconciliation in Afghanistan. Islamabad wants the conflict in Afghanistan to end. The national reconciliation has so far eluded Afghanistan, he said.
Bureau Report
Though the response from Taliban is discouraging in meeting the demands of the international community to hand over Laden, Pakistan would continue to engage the militia, office spokesman Riaz Mohammad Khan told reporters.
He said that the President (Pervez Musharraf) has said that the hopes are dim. The response has been discouraging. “Whatever hope is left, whatever possibilities exist, we will remain engaged and see those possibilities can be expanded.”
Khan, however, reiterated that Pakistan would support international efforts to bring national reconciliation in Afghanistan. Islamabad wants the conflict in Afghanistan to end. The national reconciliation has so far eluded Afghanistan, he said.
Bureau Report