'Pak, Afghan will jointly combat extremism'
Kabul, April 7: Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has reiterated that he will work closely with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to fight extremism plaguing both countries.
"There is no doubt that the continuation of the war on terrorism is a priority for Afghanistan. There is no doubt that Pakistan suffers at the hands of terrorism.This is a joint struggle. If either of us comes up short in this struggle, then we will have harmed our people," Karzai told a press conference here soon after his return from a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in Bucharest.
Karzai
confirmed
that
he
was
in
touch
with
the
Pakistan
leadership,
including
Premier
Gillani
and
Pakistan
Muslim
League-Nawaz
chief
Nawaz
Sharif.
Rreiterating
his
call
for
talks
with
Taliban
fighters,
Karzai
said
he
was
determined
to
restore
peace
and
normalcy
in
restive
Afghanistan.
(ANI)