Pakistan says onus on Afghanistan to end hostilities
The Hindu
Pakistan urges Afghanistan to take action against militants amid ongoing hostilities and recent diplomatic talks aimed at resolution.
Pakistan said Thursday (April 2, 2026) that the burden of ending its cross-border conflict lay with Afghanistan, as the two sides held preliminary talks to try to end hostilities.
The neighbours and one-time allies have been locked in an escalating conflict over claims from Islamabad that Afghanistan is harbouring militants responsible for cross-border attacks, which the Taliban government denies.
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Negotiations in Urumqi, in northwest China, were announced Wednesday (April 1, 2026) by Pakistan, after Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar travelled to Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.
Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Hussain Andrabi told reporters in the capital that the government hoped for a "durable solution".
"Our participation (in talks) is a reiteration of our core concerns," he said.
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