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Pakistan says onus on Afghanistan to end hostilities

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · · 406 words · By AFP
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What to know about Pakistan says onus on Afghanistan to end hostilities

Pakistan said Thursday (April 2, 2026) that the burden of ending its cross-border conflict lay with Afghanistan, as the two sides held preliminary talks to try to end hostilities.

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What happened

Pakistan said Thursday (April 2, 2026) that the burden of ending its cross-border conflict lay with Afghanistan, as the two sides held preliminary talks to try to end hostilities.

Why it matters

The neighbours and one-time allies have been locked in an escalating conflict over claims from Islamabad that Afghanistan is harbouring militants responsible for cross-border attacks, which the Taliban government denies.

Common ground

No end to suffering: On the Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict Negotiations in Urumqi, in northwest China, were announced Wednesday (April 1, 2026) by Pakistan, after Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar travelled to Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “The neighbours and one-time allies have been locked in an escalating conflict over claims from Islamabad that Afghanistan is harbouring militants responsible for cross-border attacks”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict refers to a series of ongoing disputes, border incidents, and armed clashes between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The conflict …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan–Pakistan_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Taliban, officially known as the Islamic Movement of Taliban, also referring to themselves by their state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is an Afghan political and militant organization…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The War in Afghanistan was a prolonged armed conflict lasting from 2001 to 2021. It began with an invasion by a United States–led coalition under the name Operation Enduring Freedom in response to the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–2021)
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Claim 2: “More than 400 people were killed in the attack, according to Afghan officials, which Islamabad said targeted military installations”
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Claim 3: “Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Hussain Andrabi told reporters in the capital that the government hoped for a 'durable solution'”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Republic of Pakistan emerged as an independent country through the partition of India in August 1947 and was admitted as a United Nations member state in September 1947. It is currently th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Pakistan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Minister for Foreign Affairs (Urdu: وزیرِ خارجہ, romanized: Wazīr-e Xārjā), simply the Foreign Minister, is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Pakistan. The minister …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_(…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Urdu: وزارت امورِ خارجہ, Wazarat-e-Kharja, abbreviated as MoFA) is a ministry of the Government of Pakistan tasked in managing Pakistan's diplomatic and consular rel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(P…
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Claim 4: “The burden of real process, however, lies with Afghanistan, which must demonstrate visible and verifiable actions against terrorist groups using (its) soil against Pakistan”
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Claim 5: “Pakistan claimed the attack targeted military installations in Kabul”
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Claim 6: “The Afghan side 'intends to hold comprehensive and responsible talks with the other side on good neighbourliness, strengthening trade relations, and effective management of security issues'”
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Claim 7: “Pakistan described the negotiations as 'working level talks'”
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Claim 8: “Beijing deployed a special envoy to try to broker a deal last month, but the diplomatic effort was followed by Pakistani strikes on a Kabul rehab centre that prompted international condemnation”
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Claim 9: “The two sides then announced a pause in fighting to mark the end of Ramadan, at the request of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey”
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Claim 10: “Negotiations in Urumqi, in northwest China, were announced Wednesday (April 1, 2026) by Pakistan”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 30 April 2014, a bomb-and-knife attack occurred in the Chinese city of Ürümqi, Xinjiang. The terrorist attack killed 3 people, and injured 79 others. The attack coincided with the conclusion of a v…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC; Chinese: 中巴经济走廊; pinyin: Zhōng bā jīngjì zǒuláng; Urdu: چین پاکستان اقتصادی راہداری) is a 3,000 km Chinese infrastructure network project currently under constr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ürümqi Metro or Ürümqi Subway is a rapid transit system in operation in Ürümqi, capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China. It is the 35th rapid transit system to be put into operation in …
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Claim 11: “Pakistani shelling killed two civilians and wounded 10 others on Wednesday (April 1, 2026), a provincial official said”
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Claim 12: “Two of those wounded were in critical condition, Najib Hanif, Kunar province information chief, told AFP”
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Claim 13: “Pakistan said Thursday (April 2, 2026) that the burden of ending its cross-border conflict lay with Afghanistan”
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Claim 14: “China has backed Pakistan's efforts, aligning itself with the aims of Gulf countries affected by the spread of the conflict in the region”
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Claim 15: “While addressing hostilities with its neighbour, Pakistan has also been engaged in a flurry of diplomacy to try to bring Washington and Tehran to the table and end their war”
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