PAKISTAN ASKS US TO HELP END TERRORIST HIDEOUTS IN AFGHANISTAN.
On
Wednesday Pakistan urged the United States to play an effective role in
eliminating sanctuaries and hideouts of terrorists from Afghanistan and tribal
areas of Pakistan as the miscreants are spread heading terror campaign in Pakistan.
The
United States Central Command commander had separate meetings with Secretary
Ministry of Defence of Pakistan in this
regards. Both the sides in the meeting agreed to continue to work for regional
security and stability.
Pakistan
called upon the United States that
sanctuaries of the terrorists should be eliminated before the drawdown of the
US –led Isaf troops.
The
reminder from Pakistan conveyed on both the diplomatic and military levels. The
US authorities were reminded by the civil and military leadership that 23
Frontier constabulary personnel had been in captivity of the terrorists in Afghanistan.
Pakistan made it clear that Afghan miscreants were part of the gory incident.
Pakistani
political and military leadership urged the US authorities to play their role
for stability in the region.
While
terming Pakistan a vital partner for regional security, the Central Commander
urged both Pakistan and the US were important to each other’s national
interests has been a useful partner and relations between the two countries were progressing on an upward trajectory.
The defence secretary from reiterated that being a pivotal partner to the international community Pakistan had sacrificed greatly in the war against terrorism. Pakistan wanted peace in the region and was ready to play its role in achieving the goal of lasting stability.
