Karachi – Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan played a keyrole in the process of initiating intra-Afghan peace talks, media reportedon Friday.
Welcoming the start of peace process, the PM said that the people ofAfghanistan had been waiting for the day for several years. He added thatfor the past 40 years, Afghan soil has been in grip of terrorism.
“From day one, I have been saying that there is no military solution toAfghan issue but talks,” he stated.
The prime minister maintained that it is now up to the Afghanadministration to work towards maintaining peace in the region which thepeople of Afghanistan have been waiting for years.
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Earlier, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomed long-awaited”historic” peace talks between the Afghan government and the insurgentTaliban.
Pompeo made the statement in-flight on his way to Qatar’s capital of Dohawhere the meeting will take place.
