RAWALPINDI : President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday again made it clear that
strong and stable Afghanistan is in the best interest of entire South Asia
urging the need to eliminate the menace of terrorism and extremism tooth and
nail.
President expressed these views while talking to Dr Ashraf Ghani, Chairman of
Joint Afghan-NATO Intiqar Board & Advisor to Afghan President at the
Presidency on Friday.
According to sources, President Zardari also extended full support to
Afghanistan to help it fight against extremism and for its reconstruction and
said his country believes that a strong and stable Afghanistan was in the best
interest of the entire region.
On the other hand, Dr Ashraf Ghani, Chairman of Joint Afghan-NATO Intiqar
Board & Advisor to Afghan President also called on Chief of Army Staff,
General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at General Headquarters during his visit to the GHQ
on Friday.
The visiting dignitary remained with him for some time and discussed the
matters of mutual interest.
Host of issues like war against terrorism, safety of NATO routes, security
matters, NATO supplies etc came under discussion.
According to sources, Dr Ashraf Ghani highly acclaimed the sacrifices of
Pakistan Army in war against terrorism terming it invaluable.
Both the high ups urged the need to flush out militancy hence need to further
strengthen its bond and relations in this regard. Online
