INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
US Senator for FTA with Pakistan for pushing Taliban speechsWASHINGTON: A Republican Senator, who was
recently in Afghanistan, has suggestd US government to offer Pakistan a free trade agreement (FTA) as an incentive for Islamabad to push
Afghan Taliban to peace table.In an interview with CNN, South Carolina Senator said that now US should focus on emerging threat of Daesh
to President Donald Trump."Right now, after having been back from Afghanistan, I can tell you that Daesh is on rise in Afghanistan
But if Pakistan would help us, we could receive Taliban to table and end war in Afghanistan
Our presence then would be focused on counterterrorism, Daesh," Graham told news channel on Sunday."If we can go to Pakistan and put a free
trade agreement on table to receive Pakistanis to push Taliban to peace table, and you can end Afghan war," he added.The South Carolina
upd US President for his aggressive foreign policy and decisions on national security front.A year after accusing Islamabad of 'lies and
cheat' Trump has expressed his desire to have 'fantastic relationship' with Pakistan.Pakistan has played a key role in begining peace
speechs with Afghan Taliban held recently in UAE.
