and the dialogue would be held on all issues. He said the Rangers-BSF talks between Pakistan and India would be held soon.
Sartaj said India was interfering in Balochistan and other parts of the country while using the Afghan soil. The world would know who was creating tension at the border, if India gave access to the UN Observers Group, he noted.
He said there had been a marked improvement in Pak-US ties during the last two years and the dialogue at six different levels had resumed. Rice was informed, he said, about the need for multi-dimensional Pak-US talks on Afghanistan.
Sartaj said apart from security, the government wanted improved relations with the US in the fields of trade, investment and education and aimed at giving a positive message to the US media and investors about Pakistan.
Najam Sethi, in his analysis, said the US will continue with the ‘do more’ demand, adding that both the US and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani felt that Pakistan could influence the Taliban.
According to Sethi, any tension between India and Pakistan makes the US anxious and it intervenes whenever there is a fear of an Indo-Pak war.
About the Karachi operation, he said the PPP suspected that some of the party men were involved in illegal actions and that’s was the reason for not opting for a strong protest. He said people are happy with the operation but it is creating constitutional and legal complications.
Dr Asim is facing the charge that his hospital’s ambulances were used for trafficking weapons, thus linking him to supporting terrorism, Sethi added.
He said the arrested Sui Southern officials had issued LNG, LPG and CNG licences whose money was used for purchasing arms.
Sethi said some editorials were suggesting that the Rangers was crossing some red lines, resulting in political tension. The Rangers should explain before taking such steps as an impression was developing that the army was working on a long-term agenda, he said, adding that the military establishment would have to counter the notion.