Islamabad, Oct 23 : Pakistan and Afghanistan have reportedly agreed on not holding talks with armed Taliban. Foreign ministers of the two countries announced this at a joint press conference last evening, saying that talks would be held “only with those who lay down arms”.
“Talks will be held with only those who are willing to lay down arms and those who live within the constitution,” the Daily Times quoted Afghan Foreign Minister Dr Rangin Dadfar Spanta as saying.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said other nations were coming around to Pakistan’s multi-pronged counterterrorism strategy that said “no talks with militants, but political dialogue with those who agree to live as peaceful citizens”.