- Home
- Pakistan
- News
- Prime Minister hopes all Afghan leadership will work together for broad-based, comprehensive politic ..
Prime Minister Hopes All Afghan Leadership Will Work Together For Broad-based, Comprehensive Political Settlement
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published September 29, 2020 | 08:49 PM
Commending the start of the Intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha on September 12, Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday expressed the hope that Afghan leadership would seize this historic opportunity to work together constructively and secure an inclusive, broad-based and comprehensive political settlement
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Sep, 2020 ) :Commending the start of the Intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha on September 12, Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday expressed the hope that Afghan leadership would seize this historic opportunity to work together constructively and secure an inclusive, broad-based and comprehensive political settlement.
He underscored that all Afghan parties must work for reduction in violence leading to ceasefire.
The prime minister was talking to High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) of Afghanistan Chairman Dr Abdullah Abdullah, who called on him, Prime Minister Office Media Wing in a press release said.
The prime minister conveyed that Pakistan would support whatever the Afghans agreed upon about the future of Afghanistan.
The prime minister reiterated his longstanding position that there was no military solution to the conflict in Afghanistan and that a political solution was the only way forward.
He also expressed gratification that the international community had come to recognize this stance and also acknowledged Pakistan's positive role in facilitation of the Afghan peace process.
The US-Taliban Peace Agreement was a major step forward in these endeavours.
Extending a warm welcome, the prime minister conveyed his best wishes for the successful outcome of the Afghan peace process and expressed the hope that Dr Abdullah Abdullah's visit would help open a new chapter in the bilateral relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
He further reaffirmed Pakistan's full support for the post-conflict Afghanistan on its path to reconstruction and economic development.
In the bilateral context, prime minister Khan highlighted that Pakistan and Afghanistan had immense trade complementarities and emphasized the need to optimally utilize these capacities for mutually-beneficial trade and transit.
He assured that Pakistan would continue to undertake all efforts to facilitate Afghan transit trade and deepen our bilateral trade and economic ties and people-to-people exchanges with Afghanistan.
The prime minister said he was looking forward to his visit to Afghanistan on the invitation of President Ashraf Ghani.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Bugti assures transporters for addressing their problems
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar meets foreign min ..
3 drug peddlers arrested, hashish recovered
1496,990 children given polio drops in five days: DC
Six terrorists killed, hideout busted in N Waziristan IBO: ISPR
Pakistan, Qatar agree to further expand trade, investment ties
Sindh cabinet approves Rs177.5m to strengthen, mobilize various wings of police
Faisal Karim Kundi takes oath as new KP Governor
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Chaudhry seeks more vibrant ..
Tahaffuz Manzil Foster Home providing care & support to homeless children
PCB proposes April 7 -May 20 window; tweaks in rules for HBL PSL 2025
Field hospitals now operational across Punjab: Azma Bukhari
More Stories From Pakistan
-
Anwaar urges religious scholars to play role in fostering unity, solidarity
5 hours ago -
Bugti assures transporters for addressing their problems
5 hours ago -
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar meets foreign minister of Egypt
5 hours ago -
3 drug peddlers arrested, hashish recovered
5 hours ago -
1496,990 children given polio drops in five days: DC
5 hours ago -
Six terrorists killed, hideout busted in N Waziristan IBO: ISPR
5 hours ago
-
Pakistan, Qatar agree to further expand trade, investment ties
5 hours ago -
Sindh cabinet approves Rs177.5m to strengthen, mobilize various wings of police
5 hours ago -
Faisal Karim Kundi takes oath as new KP Governor
5 hours ago -
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Chaudhry seeks more vibrant role of lawyers for ..
5 hours ago -
Tahaffuz Manzil Foster Home providing care & support to homeless children
5 hours ago -
Field hospitals now operational across Punjab: Azma Bukhari
5 hours ago