KARACHI: Islamabad has categorically rejected ‘baseless accusations’concerning recent terrorist incidents in Afghanistan, without mentioningfrom where the allegations were being hurled.
“The public blame-game is contrary to the spirit of the understandingbetween leadership of the two countries to address issues through closecoordination amongst relevant agencies,” Foreign Office Spokesperson DrMohammad Faisal said on Friday, hinting that some Afghan officials mighthave blamed Pakistan without raising the issue at an agreed upon platform.
Last month, the top leadership of the two neighbouring countries decidednot to use public forums to hurl accusations or give ‘hostile’ statementsagainst each other in order to build trust, improve bilateral relations andcontinue with the Afghan peace process.
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The decision was taken during the visit of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani toIslamabad, where he held wide-ranging discussions with Prime Minister ImranKhan and the country’s military leadership.
