Pakistan condemns Rabbani killing
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government on Tuesday swiftly condemned the assassination of Burhanuddin Rabbani, describing him as a "friend" with whom Islamabad was working closely on peace efforts.
The statement was released jointly by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. "The people of Pakistan stand by their Afghan brothers and sisters in this moment of grief," the joint statement said.
"Rabbani was a friend of Pakistan with whom we were working closely within the Afghanistan-Pakistan Joint Commission for Reconciliation and Peace on a vision for peace and prosperity in Afghanistan," both the leaders said.
Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011















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