WASHINGTON: Pakistan need not kill or capture militants such as members of the Haqqani network that use its territory to launch attacks in Afghanistan but could push them across the border instead, a senior US official said on Friday.
Evicting the militants would put them at risk of attack from Afghan and US forces trying to keep Afghanistan from becoming a launching pad for strikes on the West more than 16 years after the Sept 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington.
The United States is pressuring Pakistan to cease providing sanctuary - which it denies giving - to Islamist militants unleashing chaos in neighbouring Afghanistan. On Jan 4, Washington said it would suspend some security aid to Islamabad to get it to end support for the Afghan Taliban and allied Haqqani network whose attacks in Afghanistan have killed US, Afghan and other forces.
A view of a session of the Senate. — APP/FileISLAMABAD: A bill aimed at regulating underage access to social media...
An undated image of the road leading towards Islamabad's Faisal Mosque after rain. — Radio Pakistan/FileISLAMABAD:...
A representational image of a transmission tower, also known as an electricity pylon. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: Eight...
An image from an event at the Civil Services Academy in Lahore.— CSA website/FileLAHORE: The 53rd Common Training...
Outside view of the NADRA's mega center in Karachi. — Facebook/FileISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration...
PTI retains 16 Senate seats and is further backed by six independent senators
