""We don't foresee any political or military role for India in Afghanistan. So if they want to do economic assistance, that's their prerogative, but we don't accept or see any role politically or militarily for India in Afghanistan," Abbasi said. "Do you see a business role for them in Afghanistan as investors, as," he was asked. So if they want to do that--and India has invested in Afghanistan in the past," Abbasi said.The Pakistan Prime Minister dismissed the question of links between the Haqqani network and Pakistan's intelligence agency, the ISI. I don't think there's a need for bases anymore on our territory," he said.Pakistan, he said, wanted to expand its economic relationship with the US.

Source: Economic Times September 21, 2017 05:26 UTC