India Pakistan clash will have adverse impacts upon Afghanistan peace deal, Pakistan Ambassador warns World
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*KABUL - Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan Zahid Nasrullah * warned that peace talks between the U.S. and Afghan Taliban would be affected if India resorted to violence against Pakistan in response to a recent deadly bombing in the Kashmir region.
“…the Prime Minister of Pakistan also categorically stated that if there is any military action by India, Pakistan will not wait but retaliate. He has made it clear that this issue of Kashmir must be resolved through peaceful dialogue as that of Afghanistan,” Nasrullah said.
*He said on Tuesday said that his country has paved the way for peace talks between the United States and the Afghan Taliban, insisting that these talks have been “substantial and constructive”.*
Addressing a press conference in Kabul, Zahid Nasrullah said Pakistan has played a key role in the ongoing U.S.-Taliban peace talks. He stressed that the U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad is aware of Pakistan’s efforts in this regard.
“You can ask Mr. Khalilzad what are the consequences of our efforts. It is due to our efforts that the U.S. and the Taliban are talking. It is due to our efforts that these talks have been substantial and constructive,” Nasrullah said.
