Pakistan is troubled by India’s presence in Afghanistan, accused of spreading terror

जयपुर डेस्क !!!Irritated with India increasing diplomatic activities as part of the peace process in the backdrop of preparations for withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, Pakistan says at times it feels that India’s presence in the war-ravaged country is too much. . This remark of Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has come on Afghanistan’s news channel ‘Tolo’. It is worth noting that on Tuesday itself, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar had met US Special Representative for Afghanistan Peace Process Zalmay Khalilzad in Qatar’s capital Doha and exchanged views on the region.

In an interview aired on Saturday, Qureshi said, “Yes, you have sovereign relations and bilateral relations and you have every right to have sovereign and bilateral relations with India. You do business with India. They come here and do development work, we don’t mind all this.” According to the excerpts of the interview posted on the news channel’s Twitter handle, Qureshi said, “But sometimes we feel that their (India) Why is his presence more than necessary? The border doesn’t seem to be with you.”

Asked whether India’s presence in Afghanistan bothers Pakistan, Qureshi said, “Yes, if they (India) will use your (Afghanistan) land against us, then I have a problem with it.” Asked how India is using Afghan land against Pakistan, Qureshi alleged, “Yes, they are. By carrying out terrorist activities.” In the interview, Qureshi absolved the Taliban of responsibility for the violence in Afghanistan, saying that holding the extremist group responsible for this bloody game would be an exaggeration.