By Mir Aqa Popalzai
Further close cooperation must be ensured between Afghanistan and Pakistan in order to overcome common challenges, including terrorism, facing the two nations, said Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Addressing Pakistan’s 70th Independence Day ceremony at Pakistani embassy in Kabul on Tuesday, he claimed that Afghanistan should extend the hand of friendship towards Pakistan instead of taking orders from western countries.
“We are sharing common interests, our benefits and losses are one. If we stand alongside each other, I am confident that hopefully no power in the world can cast an evil eye toward us,” he told the gathering.
Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan Zahid Nasrullah Khan said the Pakistani armed forces have fought bravely against all militant groups without any discrimination.
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