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8/13/2019 30th Oct 2013 - Taliban Must Be Part of Peace, Political Process, Says Nawaz
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30th October 2013
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Taliban must be part of peace, political
process, says Nawaz
Talks yet to begin; Ch Nisar tasked with leading dialogue; terror
attacks have caused setback to peace talks; Pakistan needs to end
extremism and violence to attract foreign investment; Taliban have a
vital role in Afghanistan’s settlement
LONDON: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said
talks with the Pakistani Taliban had not begun yet, as incidents of
terrorism had caused a setback to his government’s efforts to ensure
lasting peace and economic stability in the country.
However, he said Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had been tasked
with initiating the dialogue with the Taliban.Speaking exclusively to The
News in the morning prior to his speech at the World Islamic Economic
Forum here, Nawaz said his government was serious in bringing peace to the
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country through talks and in this regard it formally announced its plans for
peace talks.
“We formally announced our intentions, as a consensus was reached at the
All Parties Conference but there have been setbacks due to the continuing
terrorism incidents. We want to speed up this process,” said Nawaz.
The premier said his government wanted to bring peace and stability in the
country in order to create the kind of “economic climate” necessary to
attract foreign investment and urged the Taliban to become a part of peace
and political process.
“Pakistan needs to end violence, extremism and feuds. Several Muslim and
non-Muslim countries of the world want to invest in Pakistan but we must
have a safe and secure environment in the country. Overseas Pakistanis are
very keen to invest in Pakistan too, so are many Islamic countries and
investors from elsewhere. Pakistan’s progress is linked with the
improvement of law and order,” said the premier, praising the 9th WIEF
moot in London which saw representation from more than 115 countries of
the world, including at least 15 heads from Islamic countries.
“Prime Minister David Cameron has played a key role in facilitating this
conference and his role is appreciable. I believe there should be more
investment, trade, commerce and economic cooperation all over the world,
in the UK, in Islamic countries and in Pakistan.
“When there is more trade and economic cooperation in the world, the whole
world will benefit. Pakistan should be ready to take advantage of this and
play its role in the future economic activities of the world.”
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Nawaz Sharif said during his talks with Prime Minister David Cameron and
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the issue of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will
also be discussed.He said Pakistan wanted the Taliban to be part of any
future settlement in Afghanistan and believed peace and stability could not
be achieved without the full representation of all the parties of Afghanistan,
including the Taliban.
“We want the Taliban to talk to the High Peace Council for the sake of peace,
stability and brotherhood in Afghanistan. Peace will be achieved in
Afghanistan when all parties are part of the dialogue process and that’s also
good for peace in Pakistan. Pakistan will play its role to make sure that there
is stability in Afghanistan.”
Nawaz Sharif said the Islamic countries could invest in Pakistan to help it
deal with the economic crisis. “We are in touch with various countries and I
am meeting several delegates in this conference to talk about the energy
crisis and the opportunities for investment.”