INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Khyber Pakh& shy; & shy; tun & shy; khwa Chief Mini & shy; ster Ali Amin Gandapur stated on Sunday that the federal government now wants
talks with Kabul regarding security matters, after rejecting his earlier proposal in this regard.Speaking to the media, Gandapur stated his
call for direct settlements with Afghanistan was dismissed and his statement was taken out of context
Without referring to anybody, he stated that when they disagreed previously, he was forced to speak out due to the fact that KP is the
province bearing the impact of these problems, Dawn paper reported.&& Now, the federal government has actually approached me, saying the
problems will not be solved without settlements (with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan),& & he stated, being sorry for that he still did
not see any severity from the federal government.The chief minister stressed that Afghanistan, as a neighbouring nation, should be engaged
in dialogue due to the fact that the order scenario in KP might not be resolved without talks.Referring to militants, Gandapur said that an
approximated 16,000 to 18,000 && elements & were running on the Pakistani side of the border, while 22,000 to 24,000 were present
throughout the border in Afghanistan.He noted that action might not be taken versus militants across the border since when they crossed into
Afghan territory, they headed out of Pakistan&& s reach.Gandapur likewise stre & shy; ssed that Pakistan could not afford both a conflict
with Afghanistan and effo& shy; rts to deal with the problems at the very same time, especially keeping in view Afgha& shy; nistan & s
previous effective resistance against superpowers like the United States and the Soviet Union.Gandapur likewise criticised the IEA, which he
stated had actually failed to maintain peace within its own borders
He acknowledged that numerous international stars rem& shy; ained active in Afghanistan, contributing to longstanding instability along
the border.Pakistani authorities have repeatedly claimed that attacks in the country are orchestrated in Afghanistan
The IEA, nevertheless, has actually denied the claims, saying that Afghanistan is not responsible for Pakistan&& s & security failure.&&
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