Times of Islamabad

Pakistan FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi important statement over Afghan peace plan final process

Pakistan FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi important statement over Afghan peace plan final process

MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that Afghan peaceprocess has entered final phase and negotiations are carried on in Doha aswell.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the recent visit of Prime Minister ImranKhan was aiming to strengthen bilateral ties of Pakistan and Afghanistan asIslamabad will continue to assist Kabul for the establishment of peace.

The foreign minister detailed that they held important sittings with theAfghan leadership to discuss enhancing multilateral economic cooperationbetween both countries. During the visitlink, Islamabad andKabul have also held delegation-level dialogues, he added.

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Earlier on Thursday, Shah Mahmood Qureshi had said Pakistan apprisedAfghanistan of its reservations regarding Indian-backed terrorism in theregion.

Speaking exclusively to ARY News, the foreign minister had said Pakistanregistered its stance on regional terrorism to Afghanistan with thesubstance on how India has been sponsoring terror networks. India has beentrying to destabilize Pakistan by means of subversive and terroristactivities operated from the contiguous lands.

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Both the countries pledged to never allow their lands to be used in and forterrorism activities, Shah said. We have concurred on Shared Vision, FMQureshi had said while referring to a set of an agreed-upon discourse andunderstanding on how to eradicate terrorist activities from the region.

“We will share Shared Vision with the media soon,” Qureshi said noting thatwith this vision, the neighbouring countries will not only furtherbilateral cooperation but will also end the menace of terrorism. Qureshihad said that President Ashraf Ghanilink will soon visit Pakistan tocontinue adding to this mutual pledge.