Advisor to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has said that Islamabad is waiting for a signal from New Delhi to resume talks. He expressed these views in "A Conversation with Sartaj Aziz" hosted by US think-tank Council on Foreign Relations, according to Aaj News. The CFR invited Aziz to assess Pakistan's role in the security and stability of the region.
Sartaj Aziz said that the armed forces of Pakistan cleared 90 to 95% areas of terrorists' presence since it launched the Operation Zarb-e-Azb in June 2014. He said that terrorists' attacks had considerably decreased. He said that an intelligence-based action was being taken in all cities and the Karachi Operation also remained successful.
The Foreign Affairs advisor further said that improvement in relations with Afghanistan was a challenge for Pakistan but Pakistan successfully brushed aside the impression that it was supporting Taliban. He said Pakistan and the United Nations were working for peace in Afghanistan and talks between Taliban and Afghan government were expected to be held within next 10 to 15 days. He said that reforms in seminaries were being included in the next phase of the National Action Plan, adding that unregistered madaris (religious seminaries) will be closed down. Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, presided the event.
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