...mindless ferocity in a turban...regime for using the Istanbul talks to malign Pakistain rather than address Islamabad's core concern of terrorism emanating from Afghan soil.
"Instead of finding solutions to address Pakistain's core concern, the Afghan regime used the opportunity to malign Pakistain through hypothetical accusations and jingoistic rhetoric," Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said in a statement.
The peace talks between the Afghan regime and Pakistain broke down, although a ceasefire continues between the South Asian neighbours.
On November 7, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif told Geo News that the negotiations have been suspended, with "no programme for the fourth round of talks". "There is a complete deadlock. The negotiations have entered an indefinite phase."
In his statement, the FO spokesperson noted that anyone following the talks held under the mediation of Turkiye and Qatar
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could easily "discern that the Taliban regime was only interested in prolonging the temporary ceasefire, but without taking concrete and verifiable actions against the terrorist elements present on Afghan soil."
"It prolonged discussions and engaged in futile arguments to stonewall the efforts at reaching any concrete understanding," the spokesperson added.
The statement recalled a sharp surge in terrorist attacks from Afghanistan since the Taliban took power in August 2021, adding that Pakistain, despite military and civilian casualties, had exercised maximum restraint and avoided retaliation.