WASHINGTON: The Pakistan Ambassador to the United States has said Daesh has no concerted structure within Pakistan; however the country is distressed by the militant group’s influence in Afghanistan.
Ambassador Jilani addressed media at the Pakistani embassy, mentioning that terrorist incidents in the country had diminished by 70 per cent over the last few years.
Jilani conveyed that Pak-US cooperation would be further strengthened in the fight against terrorism by revisiting the sale of F-16s and Coalition Fund issues.
Instability and violence all over the world led to the formation of extremist and violent organisations, he said.
He discussed the issues surrounding the Indus Water Treaty. He said Pakistan had appealed to the World Bank to be in charge of the legal and technical issues raised by Pakistan on Kishan Ganga and Ratle hydropower projects in India. However, India had urged for a neutral expert to be assigned.
“Pakistan believes that the mandate of a neutral expert was limited,” he said.
He emphasised that Pakistan would like to engage in a sustained meaningful dialogue with India to resolve all the issues on peaceful terms.
