Afghanistan won't become part of any move to isolate Pakistan: Envoy

Addressing a seminar on Pakistan-Afghanistan relations, Omar Zakhilwal said Pakistan should maintain good brotherly relationship with Afghanistan irrespective of the latter’s ties with any other country, including India.

The dialog titled “Bilateral Reconciliation: Opportunities and Challenges' was organized in Islamabad.

Zakhilwal said both sides will have to respect each other’s sovereignty and move ahead to narrow down their differences for building long-lasting trust.

“Pakistan should not object to our ties with India. We assure that Afghanistan-India relationship will not do any harm to Pakistan,' he said.

Zakhilwal said that peace in Afghanistan is mandatory to establish durable peace in Pakistan. He said that both countries should move forward to remove “mistrust”.

Afghan envoy also accepted mismanagement on the part of Kabul. He said that the Afghan government should take action against Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan's sanctuaries operating against Islamabad from inside Afghanistan.

The first round of the dialogue was held in Kabul on May 16-17.

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