Pakistan to work with Afghanistan to fight terrorism: FM Bilawal

• Bilawal said Pakistan believed in peaceful neighborhood.
• He said terrorism affected peoples of Pakistan, Afghanistan
• He thanked world leaders for standing with Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday said Pakistan would work with the Afghanistan government to address the challenge of terrorism in the region.

In an interview with Al-Jazeera, the foreign minister said that Pakistan believed in peaceful neighborhood. He said that it was decided by Pakistan’s civil and military leadership to not tolerate anyone who violated the law of the land. He said terrorism affected peoples of Pakistan and Afghanistan and it needed to timely tackle the situation.

He thanked the world leaders for standing in the solidarity with Pakistan in this testing time. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari thanked the friendly countries who announced their support for the flood affected people of Pakistan in Geneva donors conference.

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On January 12, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had held a telephonic conversation with Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi and condemned the terrorist attack that took place targeting Afghan foreign ministry.

The foreign minister, in a tweet, had said that both the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan were the victims of terrorism and must put in all-out efforts to defeat the menace.

“Spoke to Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi today; condemned the terrorist attack on his (Afghan foreign ministry) yesterday. Both people of Pakistan and Afghanistan are victims of terrorism. Must do all we can to defeat this menace,” the foreign minister had tweeted.