Pakistan extends suspension of int’l flight ops

islamabad — Pakistan has called for the implementation of the historic agreement inked between the US and the Taleban for peace in Afghanistan, amid a spike in violence in the war-torn country.

“Pakistan believes that the USTaleban Peace Agreement has provided a window of opportunity to the people of Afghanistan to work together for the ultimate aim of peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan.

“We hope that the Peace Agreement is implemented in its entirety so that it leads to the next stage of Intra-Afghan negotiations,” Aisha Farooqui, spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry said at her weekly briefing on Thursday.

Farooqui was asked to offer comments about the Taleban rejection of calls for humanitarian ceasefire and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s order to security forces to end active defence position and resume offensives on militant groups including the Taleban, reports Xinhua

news agency. She said there was no proposal under consideration by Pakistan to host intra-Afghan negotiations in Islamabad but efforts were underway to help get the intra-Afghan negotiations initiated, which is the next logical step after the signing of the agreement.

“We hope that these efforts are successful at the earliest,” Farooqui said, adding Pakistan and Afghanistan share the ultimate objective of a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. —

We hope that the Peace Agreement is implemented in its entirety so that it leads to the next stage of IntraAfghan negotiations Aisha Farooqui

Spokesperson