Following first phone call between foreign ministers of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and India, Pakistan’& rsquo; s Foreign Ministry representative Shafqat Ali Khan stated on Friday that Islamabad refrains from commenting on the bilateral relations of other states.“& ldquo; Afghanistan is a sovereign, independent nation.
We do not talk about what type of relations it wishes to pursue with other nations.
It is Afghanistan’& rsquo; s sovereign right,” & rdquo; the spokesperson said in a press conference.However, the representative stressed that regardless of the nature of Afghanistan’& rsquo; s relations with any third nation, Pakistan anticipates IEA to make sure that Afghanistan’& rsquo; s soil is not used versus Pakistan.Last Thursday, for the very first time, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held phone talks with IEA’& rsquo; s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.The post Pakistan: Afghanistan’& rsquo; s India ties a bilateral issue, however its soil needs to not be utilized versus us initially appeared on TINS News|Afghanistan News.