Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary met China’s special envoy on Afghan affairs on Monday, a foreign office spokesman said, a day after Islamabad cancelled a scheduled visit by a top U. S. official.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary met China’s special envoy on Afghan affairs on Monday, a foreign office spokesman said, a day after Islamabad cancelled a scheduled visit by a top U. S. official.
The decision by Pakistan to postpone the visit of Alice Wells, acting assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, came a week after President Donald Trump said Islamabad was prolonging the war in Afghanistan.
Trump had accused Pakistan of harbouring « agents of chaos » and providing safe havens for militant groups waging an insurgency against the U. S.-backed government in Kabul.
Pakistani officials responded by saying the U. S. should not « scapegoat » Pakistan and accused the American military of failing to eliminate militant sanctuaries inside Afghanistan.
