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Summary The US-Taliban talks wouldnt succeed if Pakistan and Afghanistan were sidestepped.
This was said by KPK Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain while addressing a seminar at the Peshawar Press Club.He asserted that US would have to gain confidence of Pakistan and Afghanistan in order to eradicate terrorism in the region.He further said that self-centered meetings with the Taliban will not be fruitful.He suggested that US should take action against terrorists without discrimination.Terming the present situation as a trial for the nation, he suggested that all the political parties should defend the country by keeping national interest supreme.Government is ready to have a dialogue with extremists who denounce violence, he concluded.
