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Pakistan foreign secretary says safe havens destroyed
The foreign secretary said Pakistan was taking effective measures for border management with Afghanistan.
Islamabad: Pakistan foreign secretary Tehmina Janjua says there were no safe havens of terrorist groups in Pakistan and the country has cleansed its soil of terrorists.
She was briefing a meeting of Senate’s committee on foreign affairs in Islamabad.
The foreign secretary said terrorist safe havens were in Afghanistan where over forty five percent area of the country is without any governance.
She said the United States had been apprised of the fact that Indian intelligence agency RAW is using Afghan soil for terrorist activities in Pakistan. She said Indian hegemony in the region is unacceptable. The foreign secretary said Pakistan was taking effective measures for border management with Afghanistan.
She said the United States is ready to mediate between Pakistan and India over Kashmir issue. Referring to army chief Qamar Javed Qamar’s recent visit to Afghanistan, Tehmina Janjua said it was a significant visit and the meetings with Afghan civilian leadership remained positive.
About anti-Pakistan posters in London, she briefed that the posters had been removed after Pakistan’s protest.
