Hasty and untimely withdrawal from Afghanistan could be disastrous
Thursday, November 19, 2009
LONDON: Pakistan warned the concluding 55th annual session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly against any hasty and untimely withdrawal from Afghanistan saying such move could be disastrous for the region.
The head of the Pakistani delegation Senator Syed Nayyar Husain Bukhari, while addressing the participants in Edinburgh on Wednesday, dispelled the Western misperceptions about Pakistan’s commitment towards ongoing war on terrorism.
He drew the world attention towards Kashmir issue as a perpetual source of regional insecurity and instability and urged them to persuade India to commence stalled negotiations on the resolution of this long- standing issue.
Keeping in view Pakistan’s legitimate security concerns, the Committee adopted two major amendments in the draft resolutions, which were related to insertion of a paragraph urging India and Pakistan to open a dialogue on Kashmir and deletion of a negative reference expressing ambiguity over Pakistanís stance towards extremists.
Instead, the Committee, while appreciating Pakistanís pivotal role, decided to acknowledge country’s increasing efforts to eliminate terrorism.
Labels: US Invasion of Afghanistan, War on Terror
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