// Shamsul Basunia //
Pakistan presented to the US copy of three dossiers
that
had been submitted to the United Nations
earlier
in connection with Indian intrusion in
Pakistan, said Pakistan Foreign
Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry
while briefing the media
in Islamabad.
and the US Secretary of State John Kerry
during their meeting on Wednesday
discussed a host of issues with a
particular focus on Pak-US
relations, concerns
regarding India
and Afghan
reconciliation
process.
To a question he said, the reason for sharing
dossiers with the US was to inform
the international community
about Pakistan’s
stance.
To another question, he said the dossiers
will also be presented to India
when an official interaction
takes place between the
two countries.
Since no Pak-India meeting held during
UN General Assembly meeting,
the dossiers could not be
presented, he added.
He said in PM Nawaz Sharif’s meeting with
US President Barrack Obama on Thursday
the former will share with the latter
that Pakistan wants relations with
the US that are not limited to
security cooperation.
He said Pakistan is committed to its
resolve to root out the menace of
terrorism from its soil. He said
Pakistan has so far spent
1.9 billion dollars on
operation
Zarb-e-Azb.
He said the purpose of the current visit
of the PM is to promote and further
strengthened ties
with the US.
To a query about Pakistan’s maintenance
of nuclear capability, Aizaz Chaudhry
said nuclear weapons are meant
to serve as deterrence in the
face of any threat that
may arise from
India.
Commenting on Afghanistan he said:
“Pakistan wants Afghanistan’s
situation to improve.
We want to see peace
in Afghanistan.
And we will play our role to
facilitate the Afghan
peace process.
”He said Pakistan will continue
its cooperation with
Afghanistan.
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