WASHINGTON: A Republican Senator, who was recently in Afghanistan, has suggestd US government to offer Pakistan a free trade agreement (FTA) as an incentive for Islamabad to push Afghan Taliban to peace table.

In an interview with CNN, South Carolina Senator said that now US should focus on emerging threat of Daesh. ‘It can be done if Taliban are brought to table and Pakistan can play an important role,’ he said.

Senator Lindsey Graham is considered close to President Donald Trump.

"Right now, after having been back from Afghanistan, I can tell you that Daesh is on rise in Afghanistan. But if Pakistan would help us, we could receive Taliban to table and end war in Afghanistan. Our presence then would be focused on counterterrorism, Daesh," Graham told news channel on Sunday.

"If we can go to Pakistan and put a free trade agreement on table to receive Pakistanis to push Taliban to peace table, and you can end Afghan war," he added.

The South Carolina Senator also pbring sb. upd US President for his aggressive foreign policy and decisions on national security front.

A year after accusing Islamabad of 'lies and cheat' Trump has expressed his desire to have 'fantastic relationship' with Pakistan.

Pakistan has played a key role in begining peace speechs with Afghan Taliban held recently in UAE.