Pak-Afghan Jirga commission to issue joint communiqué today
Pakistan Times Wire Service

ISLAMABAD: Pak-Afghan Jirga Commission agreed to forge joint mechanisms to avoid misconception between the two countries ensuring peace and tranquility in the region. The joint communiqué will be issued today (Tuesday),while the Jirga members of both countries will also meet Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri and Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed.

The two-day Jirga meeting started on Monday in Interior Ministry with Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao in chair. Federal Minister for Interior led the Pakistani delegation while Pir Said Ahmed Gillani led the Afghan Jirga.

A highly placed source in the ministry told Geo News that the Jirga discussed various matters regarding to terrorism, Pak-Afghan border problems and other issue related to terrorists activities.

NWFP Governor Jan Muhammad Aurakzai, Governor Balochistan Awais Ahmed Ghani, Federal Minister for State and Frontier Region Sardar Yar Muhammad Rind, Federal Minister for Culture Dr Syed Ghulab Jamal are the members of the Pakistan delegation while Afghan delegation comprising of Haji Muhammad Muhaqaq, Fazl Hadi Shanwari, Ms Ameena Afzai, Haji Din Muhammad, Fazl Ahmed Manawi, Hassan Takhari, Abdul Khaliq Hussani, Asadullah Wafa and Farooq Vardak.

Federal Secretary Syed Kamal Shah, Additional Secretary Imtiaz Qazi, Additional Secretary for Foreign Affairs Khalid Khattak, Director General National Crisis Management Cell Brig. (Retd) Javed Iqbal Cheema, Joint Secretary for Interior Anwar Khan, Afghan Commissioners for Refugees Dr Imran Zeb and officials of Afghan embassy helped the Pak-Afghan Jirga.

Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao told Geo News that promotion of Pak-Afghan contact is stressed in the meeting to ensure a pragmatic decision for avoiding future incidents.

He said that Pakistan wished for stable and strong Afghanistan and assured for extending its wholehearted cooperation with afghan government in this regard. He hoped that repatriation of Afghan refugees would be completed according to schedule. He said that both countries should expand cooperation for effective and stable strategy against terrorism.●