May 13 , 2015
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Won’t allow Pak, Afghan territories to be used against each other: COAS
INPISLAMABAD: During his visit to Kabul on Tuesday Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif said that the territories of Pakistan and Afghanistan will be not be allowed to be used against each other.
He added that Pak-Afghan relations will be guided by three principles, Director General Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Asim Bajwa said in a series of tweets. “Our relations will be guided by 3 principles of strictly adherence to policy of non interference, won’t allow our territories to be used vs other” The COAS also extended full support for Afghan led peace efforts and added that Pak-Afghan relations will strictly adhere to a policy of non-interference. “Full support for Afghan owned, Afghan led peace, and reconciliation and making all efforts in this regard”. General Raheel further said that Afghanistan’s enemy will be treated as Pakistan’s enemy and vice versa.
“Afghan’s enemy will be treated as Pak’s enemy and Pak’s enemies will be treated as Afghan’s enemies”. The army chief also directed the Frontier Works Organisation to commence constructions of the Torkham-Jalalabad carriageway. Construction work of this project will commence within a week, DG ISPR tweeted. ISI chief Lt Gen Riwzan Akhtar last week paid a visit to Kabul to do the groundwork for the trip by the prime minister and the army chief. The improvements in bilateral relations after the change of government in Kabul were centred on enhanced counter-terrorism cooperation.
Unprecedented cooperation was witnessed after a militant attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar and the two sides for the first time conducted coordinated military operations against militants on their respective sides of the border.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk