Pakistan reaffirms support for peace, stability in Afghanistan – Pajhwok Afghan News (subscription) (blog)

KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment for durable peace and stability in Afghanistan, a media report said on Saturday.

Pakistan State and Frontier Regions Minister Abdul Qadir Baloch said his country would extend its full cooperation for peace and stability in Afghanistan, according to radio Pakistan.

The minister also urged Pakistani parliamentarians to support the government on security and peace related issues of Afghanistan.

Relation between the two neighbouring countries remained tense over the issues of terrorism and Pakistans lack of sincerity to lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan.

During recently held Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting both, AfghanistanandPakistan agreed on taking action against the terrorist groups that pose threats to the security of the two countries, President Ashraf Ghanis office has said.

Ghani and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, at a meeting in Astana, also agreed on the formation of a joint working group to address the issue of terrorism, a scourge haunting the region.

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