TOP politicians from Pakistan and China criticised US President Donald Trump’s new policy in Afghanistan yesterday as they urged for peace talks with the Taliban.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing stood firmly behind its “ironclad friend” Pakistan, even though “some countries” did not give Islamabad the credit it deserved in fighting terrorism — a pointed reference to the US.

“The government and people of Pakistan have made huge sacrifices in the fight against terror for everyone to see and the international community should recognise that.”