8216;Indo-Pak security relationship has consequences in Afghan8217;

Senator Hagan said ever since the partition of India,Islamabad has attempted to utilise its proxies,to install a friendly Pashtun government in Afghanistan that would preserve the de facto border and prevent Pashtun aspirations of a homeland and prevent Indian involvement in Afghanistan.

Hagan alleged that Pakistan continues to pursue a dual track policy of disrupting the Pakistani Taliban in its tribal areas,most notably in South Waziristan,while elements of its military support the Afghan Taliban networks,most notably in North Waziristan; and the Afghan Taliban high command in its Baluchistan province.

8220;The key question is if elements of Pakistan8217;s military can be persuaded to change this dual-track policy. In order to do that,we8217;ve got to address Pakistan8217;s regional concerns,taking into account its relationships with Afghanistan and India,8221; the Senator from North Carolina noted.