Peace talks with Taliban are Islamabad's internal matter: US ambassador to Pakistan

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ANI Islamabad
Last Updated : Jan 22 2014 | 12:05 PM IST

Islamabad's decision to hold talks with Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was its internal matter, US ambassador to Pakistan has said.

Talking to reporters during his visit to GC University Faisalabad, Richard Olson said Pakistan has to make its own decisions for a secure country.

According to the Nation, he said the United States wanted to build a strong relationship with Pakistanis due to which the US government was assisting Pakistan in education, business and energy sectors.

Oslon said that the US was providing resources to Pakistan agricultural sector, a step aimed at boosting productivity.

He said the US was providing scholarships to agricultural scientists to pursue their higher education there.

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First Published: Jan 22 2014 | 11:56 AM IST

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