It is too simplistic to blame one country for the recent upsurge in violence, said Sartaj Aziz, the foreign affairs advisor of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, during the sixth Heart of Asia conference on Sunday. There is a need to have a “holistic and objective view of terrorism”, he said, dismissing allegations that “Pakistan is promoting and sheltering terrorism”. We believe that all members of the QCG should continue their respective efforts for talks between Afghan Government and Taliban. Read | Pakistan’s Sartaj Aziz meets Afghan President Ashraf GhaniAziz said that Pakistan is committed to enhancing facilitation for transit of Afghan goods through Pakistan under the Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA). “We believe the two sides need to work together for extension of and improvements in the Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA).

Source: Hindustan Times December 04, 2016 13:41 UTC