ISLAMABAD – Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmed said on Mondaythat US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s remarks that the US willre-assess its ties with Pakistan were not in line with the closecooperation that both countries had in recent years.
Addressing a weekly press briefing, the spokesperson said that sustainablepeace in Afghanistan has been the shared objective of Pakistan and theUnited States, adding that Islamabad wanted to develop a constructiverelationship with Washington.
He highlighted that Pakistan facilitated the evacuation of people includingforeign nationals and international media persons from Afghanistan afterthe Taliban’s takeover.
He said that the international community, including the US, has appreciatedPakistan’s positive role in times of crisis.
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FO spokesperson recalled that Pakistan helped the US in eliminatingAl-Qaeda’s core leadership in Afghanistan, but at the same time, Islamabademphasised that the Afghan conflict could not be resolved militarily.
Responding to a question related to the trade of nuclear material in India,he called it a serious threat to the peace and security of the world.
