ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal on Friday said first meeting of Pakistan Afghanistan Joint Working Groups will be held in Kabul on Saturday.
Addressing his weekly news briefing in Islamabad, he said Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua will lead the Pakistani delegation.
“Pakistan had proposed five joint working groups which focus on ensuring comprehensive engagement for countering terrorism, intelligence sharing, military, economy, trade and transit interaction, refugee repatriation and connectivity,” he said.
Dr Faisal said Pakistan had always maintained that there was no military path to peace and stability in Afghanistan and only an Afghan led and Afghan owned peace process will ensure peace there.
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Responding to a question, he said it was up to Afghanistan to reach settlement among different Afghan groups and Pakistan would continue to support such efforts.
To a question about Pak-US relations, the spokesperson said Pakistan wished for strong relations with the US based on mutual respect and friendship.
He said Pakistan looked forward to mutually beneficial partnership with all countries and its foreign policy reflected the aspirations of its people and served its national interests.
The spokesman said Pakistan had taken indiscriminate action against all terrorist groups with the commitment to eradicate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.
“It is unfair to blame Pakistan for security lapses in Afghanistan as the vast swathes of ungoverned territories in Afghanistan are being used by terror groups as sanctuaries,” he said.
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Dr Faisal said Pakistan urged international community to fulfill its obligations as bloodshed and atrocities of Indian forces continued in occupied Kashmir.
To a question about ceasefire violations along Line of Control by India, he said the United Nations Military Observer Group for India and Pakistan was the best mechanism to monitor the situation along the LoC but India was not cooperating with it.
He said Pakistan urged India to move forward so that peace and tranquility could be ensured.
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