WASHINGTON: US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Bureau of South and CentralAsian Affairs at State Department, Alice Wells has rejected the blames thatUnited States of America is supporting the Baloch separatists and addingthat US respect the integrity of Pakistan.

This she said while addressing to a gathering held with the “Signs of Hopefor Afghan Peace Talks” at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC

Alice Wells said that US strongly respect the territorial integrity ofPakistan and are not supporting Baloch insurgency or any other group whichcan create problems to Pakistan.

She added that Trump administration message is quite clear that any groupor any terrorist group threatening any country in the region has to bestopped and raised voice against it.

She further added that we believe that Pakistan has an important role toplay in a peace process and in stabilizing Afghanistan and we are incontact with the Pakistan in this regard.

Alice Wells explained that we are working to find a way to address theissue Pakistan’s legitimate concerns through a negotiated process.

She added that Pakistan always complaining about the poor border managementfrom Afghanistan side and the terrorists coming and targeting the civiliansand security forces and currently we are negotiating it for the solution.

The senior US official added that we are opposing the groups that aretargeting the Pakistan while referring to the recent US announcement ofrewards for three leaders of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

Last week, the US State Department offered a $5 million reward forinformation on Mullah Fazlullah, the Afghanistan-based TTP chief.

The announcement came a day after Fazlullah’s son was reportedly killedalong with around two dozen others in a US drone strike in Afghanistan.

The US also announced that it also is offering rewards of $3 million eachfor information on Abdul Wali, the head of a TTP affiliate, and MangalBagh, the leader of a terrorist group accused of attacking NATO convoys.