| Something like surrender? |
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...Adviser to Pak Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs, who believes in goodjihadis and
badjihadis as a matter of national policy...
has said the Afghan government should offer Taliban something they cannot gain in battlefield in a bid to bring peace and stability in Afghanistan.
Sartaj further added "We can only bring the Taliban on the table using our influence, but ultimately Afghanistan has to talk with them. They (Afghan government) should strengthen their position on ground and secondly they should offer them (Taliban) something which they cannot gain on battlefield and lastly, the process should be consistent."
This is not the first time Sartaj has admitted regarding Pakistain’s influence on Afghan bad boy groups including the Taliban group.
Earlier, Sartaj said the Pak government could use certain leverages to encourage the Taliban group to participate in direct peace talks with the Afghan government, including some facilities the Taliban leadership uses in Pakistain such hospitals.
In an interview with the state-owned PTV, Mr Sartaj however said "Most of the groups fighting in Afghanistan are fighting from within but the perception persists that Pakistain should take action against them."
He also claimed credit for the formation of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group and said Pakistain had succeeded in forming the Quadrilateral Coordination Group at the last Heart of Asia Conference and the group formed a good mechanism.
"Our viewpoint was that you (NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the cut of the American pants...
and Isaf) have been fighting for the last 15 years but could not bring peace, now dialogue is the only option for if Taliban cannot occupy Afghanistan they can continue this fight for years."
This comes as the Afghan officials have long been criticizing Pakistain for allowing the Afghan anti-government armed bad boy groups including the Taliban and Haqqani terrorist network to use its soil to plan and coordinate attacks in Afghanistan.
The Afghan officials insist that the Taliban group and Haqqani network
leaderships are based in Quetta and Beautiful Downtown Peshawar...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
cities of Pakistain as they enjoy the facilities provided by certain elements in Pakistain to use the sanctuaries provided to act openly and coordinate attacks in Afghanistan.