SHAFAQNA PAKISTAN (Shia News Agency)
First in the history of Pak-Afghan relations, an Afghan president reposed confidence on Pakistan’s efforts for Pakistan. “Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday saluted Pakistan’s cooperation as Kabul seeks to lay the groundwork for peace with Taliban insurgents, the latest sign of improving ties between the two countries” writes AFP
The continuous visits by Army Chief to Afghanistan indicate Pakistan’s efforts to strengthen ties with them. The purpose behind the visits is to accelerate efforts on the war against terror shows sincerity of purpose by Pakistan. In the same light, the visit to Pakistan and China by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was a welcome change.
The dawn quoted“I think Afghanistan and Pakistan, working in close hands and in close cooperation, it will do wonders for cooperation in the field of counterterrorism,” Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said as he met top US diplomat John Kerry in Washington. “Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have never been better, and that is a very, very positive development.”
This re-energized relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan should be used to tackle the various issues of militancy and cross border terrorism. Border control on both sides of the Durand Line can be effectively tackled through the use of modern technology. The operation carried out in December by Afghanistan wherein 200 militants were killed and several others have been arrested who are suspected of involvement in Dec 16 heinous attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar. The next responsible step for Afghanistan would be to apprehend Mullah Fazlullah, who is directing terror attacks across the border from Afghanistan and hand him over to Pakistan. If both the countries continue cooperation in this manner, soon this region will be free from menace of terrorism
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