TIL Desk/World/Washington-Pakistan is not “friends” with the Haqqani Network, the country’s ambassador to the US, Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, has said. “Those playing with human lives, we are against such elements or activities,” Chaudhry as saying. Chaudhry also reiterated that Pakistan wanted peaceful relations with India and these should be based on mutual respect.
“This is our message for India to promote relations with peaceful environment” in the region, he said. According to him, whenever Pakistan and India wanted to boost relations, some terrorist activity halted the process. He said terrorists get encouraged when India stops the process.
Afghanistan has long blamed Pakistan for not taking action against Haqqani Network sanctuaries on its soil, alleging that this has allowed insurgency there to sustain. However, earlier in March, General Joseph Votel, Commander of the US Central Command, informed a congressional panel that Pakistan had “done things” against the Haqqani Network that have been helpful to the war against terror.
