ISLAMABAD – PM Imran Khan makes a military cooperation offer to UnitedStates over the rising threat of ISIS in the region.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasised the need for continued militarycooperation between Pakistan and the US to deal with the emerging threatsespecially the ISIS which is concentrating on the Pak-Afghan border.
Talking to Commander US Central Command (CENTCOM) General Kenneth McKenzieJr here on Monday, the Prime Minister shared his vision with the visitingdignitary on political process in Afghanistan.
Welcoming General McKenzie to Pakistan on his first trip after assuming hisresponsibilities, Khan shared his longstanding commitment to peace andstability in Afghanistan through political settlement.
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The prime minister said that the policy to seek direct engagement withAfghan stakeholders including Taliban to find a negotiated solution had thegreatest prospects to end the prolonged conflict in Afghanistan.
Underscoring the need for an intra-Afghan dialogue, the prime minister saidthat the Afghan stakeholders should sit together to discuss the contours oftheir future polity after the withdrawal of foreign troops. He reiteratedPakistan’s desire to have good neighbourly relations with Afghanistan.
