PM reiterates Pakistan’s desire for peaceful Afghanistan

• The prime minister underscored that the international community should play its role to improve the situation in Afghanistan.
• He was talking to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar who called on him in Islamabad and briefed him about her recent visit to Afghanistan.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday reiterated Pakistan’s desire for a peaceful Afghanistan and said it would continue to extend all possible support to the Afghan people in this regard.

He was talking to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar who called on him in Islamabad and briefed him about her recent visit to Afghanistan.

The prime minister underscored that the international community should play its role to improve the situation in Afghanistan.

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On November 29, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar had held political consultations with the leadership of the interim government of Afghanistan.

Khar was leading a delegation to hold political talks with the Afghan government. She had met Afghan Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi and discussed bilateral relations.

The meeting was also attended by Minister for Mines and Petroleum Shahabuddin Delawar. The discussions focused on bilateral trade, connectivity and people-to-people contacts.

Khar had called on Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaqqi also and discussed matters of bilateral importance. The meeting focused on political consultations between the two governments. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Afghanistan Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq was also present.

“A range of bilateral issues of common interest including cooperation in education, health, trade and investment, regional connectivity, people-to-people contacts, and socioeconomic projects,” the Foreign Office had said.