New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Foreign affairs expert Robinder Sachdev on Saturday stated that Pakistan is deliberately fueling tensions with Afghanistan to draw the attention of US President Donald Trump and offer him a chance to broker peace, then ask for favours.

"I think the big game Pakistan is playing is that it is intentionally creating a conflict with Afghanistan, and then taking that war on a silver platter to President Donald Trump and inviting him to broker peace and get him another victory as a peace president of the world," Sachdev said.

He added that Pakistan's motive is to get closer to Washington and seek more political and economic favours from the United States.

"In the process, Pakistan wants to get closer to the US and ask f...