Kabul : Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani says Pakistan supports Afghan-led solution in Afghanistan and warned outside formula was not going to work.
In talks Saturday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at presidential palace, Gilani called for shaping“home based, durable and sustainable” Afghan political settlement, diplomatic sources said here. He underlined need for inclusive strategy encompassing all Afghan groups for their country’s future.
Gilani reiterated Pakistan wanted peace, stability, unity of Afghanistan and had no intention to play a leading or substantive role in political process. “We intend to work with Afghanistan on three tracks - military, intelligence, political, besides development roadmap to find strategic coherence and clarity on Afghan-related issues. It is time for Pakistan, Afghanistan to take ownership of their affairs, conveying the world they were mature, responsible enough to deal with political or terrorism-related issues,” he observed.
Sources said Prime Minister spoke of Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Director General Inter Services Intelligence along with political representatives in delegation level talks with President Karzai which showed all state institutions were “on same page” on Afghanistan’s stability.
In talks Saturday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at presidential palace, Gilani called for shaping“home based, durable and sustainable” Afghan political settlement, diplomatic sources said here. He underlined need for inclusive strategy encompassing all Afghan groups for their country’s future.
Gilani reiterated Pakistan wanted peace, stability, unity of Afghanistan and had no intention to play a leading or substantive role in political process. “We intend to work with Afghanistan on three tracks - military, intelligence, political, besides development roadmap to find strategic coherence and clarity on Afghan-related issues. It is time for Pakistan, Afghanistan to take ownership of their affairs, conveying the world they were mature, responsible enough to deal with political or terrorism-related issues,” he observed.
Sources said Prime Minister spoke of Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Director General Inter Services Intelligence along with political representatives in delegation level talks with President Karzai which showed all state institutions were “on same page” on Afghanistan’s stability.
