Pakistan and United States have agreed to continue fight against terrorisms;
meanwhile both countries agreed to, overcome the smuggling of detonated
materials and strengthening the capabilities of law enforcement
agencies including different issues.
One day strategic dialogues between US and Pakistan were held at
foreign ministry Islamabad on Tuesday. Detailed discussion regarding
the steps taken to eliminate the terrorism
Interior Minister Rehman Malik and US Assistant Secretary of State
for International Narcotics and Law, William Brownfield briefed the
media after the one day strategic dialogue between the two countries.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that resuming strategic dialogues with US is a good omen, adding that both countries discussed about elimination of narcotics and landmines.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that resuming strategic dialogues with US is a good omen, adding that both countries discussed about elimination of narcotics and landmines.
He said that the world is well informed about the disadvantages of
landmines. The terrorist used fertilizer for making landmines that’s
why Pakistan banned the export of fertilizers to Afghanistan.
He said that smuggling of narcotics played a major part in promoting
terrorism while foreign hands are involved in the terrorist activities
in Pakistan, adding that 11 thousand people were killed, 79 bridges and
231 railway tracks were destroyed with landmines.
He said that agriculture is the backbone of Pakistan as Pakistan is
an agriculture based country, adding that explosive material was
smuggled from Afghanistan due to which the export would be banned and
the security officials along Pak-Afghan boarder would be alerted.
US Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield said that it is
our first priority to save the human lives whether they would be from
Pakistan, Afghanistan or US, adding that the US would continue to
support Pakistan in war against terrorism.
He said that the representatives from five different fields were took part in the dialogue process.
According a private TV channel The Federal Interior Minister clearly
informed the US representatives that war again terror is not only
Pakistan’s war; the whole world is facing the challenge of war on
terror.
American experts would come to Pakistan to train the security forces for enhancing their capabilities in war against terrorism.
Answering to a question regarding the issues of visa policy between
Pakistan and US Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that the issues
have been settled while US Assistant Secretary of State said that
Pakistan is a sovereign state and US Cannot dictate Pakistan for
issuing visas. SANA
