National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf has said that Pakistan can no longer bear the burden of hosting more Afghan refugees and measures should be taken to keep them in Afghanistan.

Addressing a press conference at the Pakistan embassy in Washington DC, Moeed said that safe zones should be established within Afghanistan for the refugees.

Yusuf said Pakistan was focused on ensuring that tensions in Afghanistan do not lead to more bloodshed.

Moeed said that Pakistan and the United States need to work together to address the security concern in Afghanistan.

“Unfortunately, Afghan soil has been used for activities against Pakistan in the past,” he said, adding that the territory is still being used for subversive activities.

Moeed Yusuf arrived in Washington earlier last week along with DG ISI Faiz Hameed for talks with their counterparts in the US on matters related to Afghanistan and bilateral relations.