Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar calls her Afghan counterpart

(2012-04-16)

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar called her Afghan counterpart Dr. Zalmai Rassoul today. The Foreign Minister conveyed the solidarity of the government and people of Pakistan with their Afghan brethren on the terrorist attacks of Sunday April 15, 2012 in which many precious lives were lost.

The Foreign Minister condemned the attacks in the strongest words and emphasized that both Pakistan and Afghanistan faced common challenges of extremism and terrorism necessitating that the two countries work together with greater resolve to eradicate this menace. The Foreign Minister assured the Afghan Foreign Minister of Pakistan’s full support for any Afghan initiative that is focused on long-term peace and stability of Afghanistan.

Islamabad
16 April 2012

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