Stability and peace in Afghanistan are important for stability and peace in Pakistan. Non-interference in Afghanistan's internal affairs is fundamental to our policy. Pakistan wants to have friendly relations with all ethnic and political groups of Afghanistan. We have made consistent and sincere efforts to improve our relations with Afghanistan.
This was stated by the Chairman Senate, Farooq H. Naek, while talking to visiting Afghan Parliamentary delegation who called on him here on Wednesday. The Chairman said Pakistan has all along supported President Karzai's peace efforts. We continue to support an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process of reconciliation. Pakistan does not aspire to determine the political dispensation in Kabul. At Afghanistan's request we established a two-tier Joint Commission to support the reconciliation process.
The Chairman underscored the need for enhanced exchange of Parliamentary delegations between the two countries to promote people-to-people contacts. Such visits will help promote greater co-operation between the two Parliaments. The Chairman said terrorism is a menace that has affected our two countries. Pakistan has suffered a lot and paid huge price in fighting this menace. Pakistan is the biggest victim of terrorism. We have lost our great leader Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto by an act of terrorism. We have lost about 30,000 innocent civilians and about 5000 brave personnel of armed and security forces.-PR
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