WASHINGTON – The US has responded over the issue of territorial integrityof Pakistan and prevailing media reports.
US does not support any changes to Pakistan’s territorial integrity, and infact should be pressuring the government in Kabul to recognise the DurandLine, said Congressman Brad Sherman, Chairman Emeritus of the Asiasubcommittee of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Addressing a gathering of Pakistani dissidents organised under the bannerof SAATH Forum, Congressman Sherman emphasised that Pakistan’s concernsabout Indian influence in Afghanistan should be addressed so that “itcannot be argued that Pakistan is in between two hostile states, one to theEast and one to the West.”
He said Pakistan and Afghanistan need to work together to deal with variousissues, which would also help Pakistani democracy by eliminating theperceived national security issues that it faces.
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