CENTCO­M Comman­der Genera­l Votel says terror­ist organi­sation­s based in Afghan­istan conduc­t attack­s inside Pakist­anUnited States Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander General Joseph Votel said that terrorist organisations based in Afghanistan conduct attacks inside Pakistan and “continue to threaten Afghan stability as well as stoke tensions between Pakistan and India”. Appreciating Islamabad’s efforts for regional peace, the US general said Pakistan has taken “positive steps to assist Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad in support of Afghanistan reconciliation by facilitating talks with the Taliban”. “Pakistan presents the US with challenges and opportunities in the execution of our South Asia Strategy. As a state possessing nuclear weapons that sits at the nexus of Russian, Chinese, Indian, Iranian and US geopolitical interests, Pakistan will always be a country of importance to the US,” said General Votel. “China is already partnering with Pakistan for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as a central piece of China’s One Belt – One Road initiative.

Source: The Express Tribune March 08, 2019 07:07 UTC