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| Afghanistan ‘centre of gravity’ for insurgencies: FO |
| 2006-10-10 |
| ISLAMABAD: The latest report by the UN secretary general clearly shows that the “centre of gravity for insurgencies is inside Afghanistan,” said Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam at the weekly press briefing on Monday. “The insurgency is concentrated in five Pashtoon-dominated provinces of Afghanistan,” she said. On NATO officials’ visit, Ms Aslam said they visited Pakistan frequently for “consultation, and to review the overall situation”. She said that foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India were in contact with each other, but no date for their formal talks had yet been confirmed. She, however, said that talks were likely to be held after Eid. A neutral expert on Baglihar Dam had held a meeting with Pakistan and India, and the two countries had been asked to submit their comments on the issue by October 26, she said, adding that the neutral expert would convene another meeting with representatives from both sides on November 7 in Washington. The spokeswoman said the expert had indicated that a final decision would be made before the end of the year. |
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