{"id":38542,"date":"2026-01-02T04:59:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T00:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deeyartelevision.com\/en\/?p=38542"},"modified":"2026-01-02T04:59:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T00:29:50","slug":"pakistani-diplomat-says-channels-of-communication-with-the-taliban-remain-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deeyartelevision.com\/en\/38542\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani Diplomat Says Channels of Communication with the Taliban Remain Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mohammad Mudassir Tipu, Pakistan\u2019s ambassador to Iran, told Tasnim News Agency that Islamabad\u2019s channels of communication with the Taliban remain open.<br><\/strong><br>In response to a question about the future of relations with the Taliban, Tipu said, \u201cWe are in negotiations and must see how the situation on the ground evolves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He expressed hope that the Taliban would take Pakistan\u2019s \u201clegitimate concerns\u201d seriously so that both sides could work together to promote peace and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pakistani diplomat added that Islamabad\u2019s primary concern is \u201cterrorism emanating from Afghan soil,\u201d which must be addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A month ago, the Taliban and Pakistan held talks in Saudi Arabia. Islamabad confirmed the meetings but said the Riyadh negotiations yielded no concrete results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent days, both sides have moderated their tone. Pakistani religious scholars have urged them to enter dialogue and resolve their issues through negotiation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Pakistan\u2019s finance minister, welcomed statements by Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani asserting that the group would not allow Afghan territory to be used against other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haqqani, in a speech, praised Pakistan\u2019s positions and emphasized the Taliban\u2019s desire for positive relations with all countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given these declared gestures of goodwill, talks are expected to resume soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohammad Mudassir Tipu, Pakistan\u2019s ambassador to Iran, told Tasnim News Agency that Islamabad\u2019s channels of communication with the Taliban remain open.In response to a question about the future of relations with the Taliban, Tipu said, \u201cWe are in negotiations and must see how the situation on the ground evolves.\u201d He expressed hope that the Taliban [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":38543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[1238,6852,2335,5719,5706,6850,6083,6522,6854,1841,5741,5742,6851,6856,5338,6405,6331,6103,6853,1840,6403,1482,6857,6855],"class_list":["post-38542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afghanistan","tag-afghanistan","tag-bilateral-relations","tag-deeyar","tag-deeyar-television","tag-deeyar-tv","tag-development","tag-diplomacy","tag-foreign-policy","tag-goodwill","tag-iran","tag-islamabad","tag-kabul","tag-mohammad-mudassir-tipu","tag-negotiations","tag-pakistan","tag-peace-talks","tag-regional-security","tag-religious-scholars","tag-riyadh-talks","tag-saudi-arabia","tag-sirajuddin-haqqani","tag-taliban","tag-tasnim","tag-terrorism-concerns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deeyartelevision.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deeyartelevision.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deeyartelevision.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deeyartelevision.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deeyartelevision.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/deeyartelevision.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38544,"href":"https:\/\/deeyartelevision.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38542\/revisions\/38544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deeyartelevision.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deeyartelevision.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deeyartelevision.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deeyartelevision.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}