A Foreign Office spokesperson says Pakistan and China do not plan to contact the TTP

News Today:   Neither China nor Pakistan plans to contact the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a spokesperson for the Foreign Office said.

Giving a weekly press briefing in Islamabad, Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that the job of our diplomats in Afghanistan is to be in contact with the Afghan government, please tell the details of the meeting with the Pakistani Charge d’Affaires in Afghanistan. The Afghan Defense Minister will not be shared with the media.

In response to a question, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that no talks are taking place between the Pakistani government and the TTP and Pakistan and China have no agenda for contact with the TTP.

The Foreign Office spokesperson said that when the President of Belarus visited at the invitation of the Prime Minister, several bilateral agreements were signed between Pakistan and Belarus.

He said that during the visit, a comprehensive cooperation roadmap for the coming period was also signed, while a business forum was also organized on the occasion of the visit, in which businessmen from Pakistan and Belarus participated.

Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that the number of Pakistanis imprisoned in the UAE jails could not be confirmed at present, the UAE has not imposed a visa ban on Pakistani citizens.

In response to another question, the Foreign Office spokesperson said that Pakistan believes that there should be no politics in sports. Pakistan is hosting the Champions Trophy next year, it is hoped that all countries will participate in the Champions Trophy.