‘Afghan peace of utmost importance to Pakistan’

By Our Diplomatic
Correspondent

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday said Pakistan would continue to stand with Afghanistan for its peace and stability. “Peace in Afghanistan is of utmost importance to Pakistan as well as the entire region,” the foreign minister said in his comments on the current situation in Afghanistan. Qureshi said the world today was acknowledging the efforts of Pakistan to bring peace in Afghanistan.
He said the next few months were crucial regarding Afghanistan as the things had prospects to either get resolved or further get deteriorated. He said the withdrawal of coalition forces from Afghanistan had been completed by 50 percent as the process continued. The foreign minister emphasized that the Afghan leadership had a responsibility to work together to find a political solution to the conflict, given the fragility of the situation.