ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday rejects baseless assertions made in an
article published by Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
Foreign Office Spokesperson responding to a question about the article by
Matthew Rosenburg in the Wall Street Journal of (Wednesday) rebuffed the
baseless assertions made in it.
The Spokesperson added that Pakistan fully supports an Afghan-led,
Afghan-owned process for peace and reconciliation. This fundamental principle is
now widely acknowledged.
Pakistan recognizes the key role of the United States in promoting stability,
peace and harmony in Afghanistan.
A trilateral meeting of Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United States, at the
senior officials’ level is being held in Islamabad early next month. The purpose
of ongoing engagements with Afghanistan and the United States is to have
strategic coherence and clarity. Online
