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Pak, Afghan accord to eliminate militant sanctuaries | Pakistan and Afghanistan have renewed their commitment to eliminate militant sanctuaries in their territories, which can be used for acts of subversion in either country.
A joint declaration issued at the end of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s two-day
visit to Kabul said both countries would again undertake to effectively cooperate,
combat and defeat these (terrorist) threats and eliminate their sanctuaries ‘wherever
they are’. “Terrorism and violent extremism and their international support networks
are a major threat undermining peace and stability in the region and beyond,”
the Dawn quoted the joint declaration, as saying. The commitment came as a result
of the fresh Pakistani demand that the Afghan government should end Baloch insurgent
infrastructure on its soil, and hand over nationalist leaders, including Brahmdagh
Bugti, who are believed to have taken refuge there. On Saturday, Afghan President
Hamid Karzai had pledged in his meeting with Gilani to end Balochistan insurgency
bases in Afghanistan which, he claimed, could have been operating without his
knowledge. But, he told the delegation that he also expected Pakistan to end the
Taliban safe havens in FATA that have long been alleged to foment violence in
Afghanistan . Reiterating cooperation for collectively fighting terror, Karzai
said: “We need to work together to end violence that continues to hurt both of
us and that we should help each other with full knowledge of reality.” The commitment
is not exactly new, but what is different this time is the newfound understanding
between the two sides that peace and stability in their countries were mutually
interdependent.
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