The Federal Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has welcomed the desire of Taliban to become part of multi billion dollars China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
According to media reports, the Interior Minister has expressed his views while answering a question during a press conference in Islamabad on Monday.
On the occasion, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that it is good if the Taliban’s views about China were similar to that of Pakistan. He said the CPEC is the jugular vein of Pakistan, and the friendship between Pakistan and China is higher than the Himalayas.
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The Interior Minister further stated that Pakistan is proud of its friendship with China and if the Taliban hold similar views, then it is really good. He said Pakistan desires peace and stability in Afghanistan. Progress of Pakistan and Afghanistan is interlinked.
“Those who perpetrated recent suicide attacks in Gwadar and Mastung had come from Afghanistan,” he said, adding that the Afghans have assured that they will not allow their land to be used against Pakistan.
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