ISLAMABAD:
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has discussed with Prime Minister Nawaz
Sharif developments on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan in
the wake of the ongoing military operation in the bordering tribal areas
of North Waziristan Agency(NWA) against the terrorists.
The Afghan president made a telephone call to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on late Thursday evening. He reportedly assured the premier of support of his administration in the military operation.
It was the second direct telephonic contact between the two leaders in about five days. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called Hamid Karzai on the day he announced the launch of the military operation and sought Afghan cooperation for the action. It has been officially stated that Thursday’s call by the Afghan president followed up after the visit of special Pakistani envoy Mehmood Khan Achakzai, chief of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) and Member National Assembly to Kabul on Tuesday where he had a detailed meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and discussed security cooperation with him.
Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary also accompanied him in the visit. Spokesperson of the Foreign Office Tasneem Aslam has confirmed that Mehmood Khan Achakzai, Member of Parliament, visited Afghanistan on 17-18th June as the special envoy of the prime minister to seek Afghanistan’s cooperation in eliminating terrorism.
Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Janan Mosazai had an important meeting with the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif at the GHQ on Wednesday. The ISPR reported that during the meeting, the ongoing operation in the North Waziristan Agency and matters of mutual interest including measures to improve the security along the Pak-Afghan border were discussed.
The Afghan president made a telephone call to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on late Thursday evening. He reportedly assured the premier of support of his administration in the military operation.
It was the second direct telephonic contact between the two leaders in about five days. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called Hamid Karzai on the day he announced the launch of the military operation and sought Afghan cooperation for the action. It has been officially stated that Thursday’s call by the Afghan president followed up after the visit of special Pakistani envoy Mehmood Khan Achakzai, chief of the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) and Member National Assembly to Kabul on Tuesday where he had a detailed meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and discussed security cooperation with him.
Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary also accompanied him in the visit. Spokesperson of the Foreign Office Tasneem Aslam has confirmed that Mehmood Khan Achakzai, Member of Parliament, visited Afghanistan on 17-18th June as the special envoy of the prime minister to seek Afghanistan’s cooperation in eliminating terrorism.
Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Janan Mosazai had an important meeting with the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif at the GHQ on Wednesday. The ISPR reported that during the meeting, the ongoing operation in the North Waziristan Agency and matters of mutual interest including measures to improve the security along the Pak-Afghan border were discussed.
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