ISLAMABAD: Amid heightened tensions at their borders, Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has written to his Afghan counterpart Mullah Muhammad Hasan Akhund that the 2 nations ought to work collectively to realize widespread objectives, a media report stated on Monday.
“Pakistan has shut fraternal relations with Afghanistan as we are neighbours and brothers. Pakistan-Afghanistan relations are rooted in faith, culture and historical past,” The Information Worldwide newspaper reported on Monday.
Kakar’s letter to Afghanistan’s interim prime minister comes amid the heightened tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan as a result of rising cross-border assaults on Pakistani soil, it stated.
Islamabad blames the Afghan Taliban for supporting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), a dreaded militant group preventing to impose the regulation of Sharia across Pakistan, which incessantly carries out assaults in money-strapped Pakistan.
Kakar stated that Islamabad was determined to further strengthen bilateral, political, security, and financial relations with Kabul.
Final week, Pakistan also accused the interim Afghanistan government of misusing the transit commerce agreement.
“It’s important for our customs authorities to ensure that any border commerce that takes place complies with the understandings and agreements that exist between Pakistan and Afghanistan and that such business activities don’t contravene Pakistani legal guidelines,” the Overseas Workplace cited the letter as saying.
The Overseas Office stated the trade between both nations was on the rise, calling it a longtime reality and added that the activity has grown as a result of Pakistan facilitated trade with Afghanistan.
The comments got here following the September 6 conflict between the safety forces of the two nations, which left a Pakistani Frontier Corps soldier injured. This led to the closure of the important thing Torkham border for over every week.
Kakar has stated that Pakistan was enjoying its half in making certain durable peace in Afghanistan and was engaged with the Afghan Taliban and the worldwide group at all the relevant forums.
Kakar stated the Taliban had made a commitment underneath the Doha settlement that Afghan soil wouldn’t be used towards any country for terrorism, adding that they have been addressing Afghan transit points together with illegal trade.
The premier stated trade ties were not solely enhancing with Afghanistan but in addition with all the Central Asian Republics as all of them realised the importance of regional trade connectivity.
Speaking concerning the terrorist attacks from Afghan soil, Kakar stated Pakistan reserved the suitable to defend towards any terrorist activity and would take mandatory steps to defend its individuals and land every time wanted.
Nevertheless, when the time arises, Pakistan will make applicable selections on the difficulty, he stated.