Khan, Ghani discuss Afghan peace

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday held a telephonic conversation with his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani and discussed ways to improve the relationship between the two countries and the Afghan peace process.
According to a handout issued after the telephonic conversation, Imran Khan assured Ashraf Ghani of Pakistan’s complete and constant support for the Afghan peace process.
“Positive efforts have resulted in a peace accord between the United States and Taliban besides also beginning of the intra-Afghan talks,” he said. The prime minister while lauding the beginning of the intra-Afghan talks in Doha, stressed upon the need to invite all stakeholders within the neighbouring country for a peace accord and decline in violence. “All Afghan stakeholders should grab this historic opportunity,” he said and added that the Afghan leadership should work jointly for a comprehensive political agreement.
It is pertinent to mention here that on September 11, welcoming the momentous intra-Afghan peace talks to be held in Qatar starting Saturday, Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed his contentment in a statement.
“Finally, our combined efforts have brought forth the day,” PM Khan tweeted welcoming the inception of long-awaited talks.–Agencies