Peace in Afghanistan means peace for Pakistan: Ahmad Wali Massoud
February 20, 2021
Head of Massoud Foundation of Afghanistan, Ahmad Wali Massoud has said that peace in Afghanistan means peace for Pakistan.
Addressing a ceremony at Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad, he said dialogue between the Pakistan and Afghanistan is very important because direct discourse could strengthen the prospects for peace.
He said a strong government in Kabul is the first pillar of peace in Afghanistan.
Ahmad Wali Massoud said he is visiting Pakistan with a message of friendship and peace.
He opined that both Pakistan and Afghanistan need to define their security and economic relations, understand each other’s views, and build trust and subsequently a shared vision.
Head of Afghanistan’s Massoud Foundation meets PM Imran Khan
February 18, 2021
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Head of Massoud Foundation of Afghanistan Ahmad Wali Massoud along with a delegation met Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Thursday.
The prime minister extended a warm welcome to Ahmad Wali Massoud and said that Pakistan and Afghanistan are bound by a fraternal relationship rooted deep in a shared history and commonalities of faith, culture, and traditions.
The prime minister recalled the historic contribution of the late Ahmed Shah Massoud, a key Mujahideen leader, during the Afghan resistance movement.
Imran Khan reiterated his conviction that there is no military solution to the conflict in Afghanistan and that a negotiated political settlement is the only way forward. He added that after Afghanistan, Pakistan is the most desirous to see the return of peace in Afghanistan as it is deeply affected by the conflict.
Pakistan’s assistance for Afghanistan development and human resource capacity-building will continue, says Imran Khan
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February 18, 2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan extended warm welcome to Ahmad Wali Massoud and stated that Pakistan and Afghanistan were bound by a fraternal relationship. SCREENGRAB
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated his conviction that there is no military solution to the conflict in Afghanistan and a negotiated political settlement is the only way forward. After Afghanistan, Pakistan was the most desirous of restoration of peace in that country as it is deeply affected by the conflict, the premier said during a meeting with Ahmad Wali Massoud, Head of Massoud Foundation, Afghanistan, who called on him in Islamabad on Thursday.