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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Zardari, Karzai vow to continue anti-terror war
* Both leaders agree that they should not let anyone disrupt security in either country
KABUL: President Asif Ali Zardari and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai, on Tuesday, reiterated to continue the ongoing fight against terrorism and extremism till the restoration of regional peace.
The two presidents met at the Presidential Palace in Kabul and spoke about the economic and security situation faced by the neighbours and agreed that they should not let anyone disrupt security in either country.
The president also offered his condolences to Karzai on the death of his brother, Ahmad Wali Karzai. The president offered fateha for the departed soul of Ahmed Wali Karzai.
Briefing media persons, the presidential spokesman, Farhatullah Babar, said that President Zardari told his Afghan counterpart that Pakistan was a strong supporter of Afghanistan’s peace and stability. “President said Pakistan believed that the solution to Afghan problem rested with its people who must be given an opportunity to decide about their future.”
President Zardari said it was the time to prioritise the well-being of Afghan people, who had been suffering the affects of war-ravaged economy for decades. “Pakistan would act as a supportive neighbour to Afghanistan in its efforts to attain development, peace and prosperity.”
The two leaders also discussed the issue of border violations and attacks by terrorists from the Afghan side into Pakistani territories at the Pak-Afghan border and in retaliation shelling of mortars by Pakistani troops.
On the occasion, President Karzai raised the issue of held-up loaded Afghan containers carrying goods, including perishable items and food, under the Pak-Afghan Transit Trade Agreement.
President Zardari assured the Afghan leader that the containers with food and perishable items would be immediately allowed transit through Pakistan. President Zardari would leave on a two-day visit for Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, added the president’s spokesman. agencies
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk