Peshawar: An advisory meeting organized by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, emphasized on Saturday the need for a government dialogue with Afghanistan to guarantee peace in the country.
He also proposed the formation of a jirga of religious and political leaders to facilitate the process.
The meeting, held on the instructions of the founder of PTI, Imran Khan, attended leaders of political and religious parties throughout the country, according to Prime Minister’s lawyer Mohammad Ali Saif in an official statement.
The participants, including the leaders of the Milli Yakjehti, Pakistan Council and the Unida de Ulema Board, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the academics and other notables throughout the country, pointed out that peace in Pakistan was directly linked to peace in Afghanistan, for what That Islamabad should start immediate negotiations with Kabul for Kabul for the goal.
The leaders of the political and religious parties attend advisory meetings organized by CM
They decided that political and religious parties would work together to promote sectarian harmony, since ensuring that peace was the most crucial national requirement at this time.
A statement was issued after the meeting, and the participants denounced attacks by armed groups about security forces and requested steps to address the disturbances in the Tribal District of Kurram.
The call to the government dialogue with Kabul came at a time when the KP government proposed to send a delegation of tribal elders, religious academics and political leaders to commit to their Afghan counterparts to address the prolonged conflict and instability in tribal districts Fuses of the province. .
Sources said Sunrise that the Government published terms of reference to hold conversations with the interim Afghan government using ‘tribal diplomacy’ to address cross -border concerns.
They said that the initiative was aimed at using tribal diplomacy to discuss mutual concerns, especially with respect to peace, security, cross -border trade and economic cooperation.
The sources said that the first phase of conversations would begin with a visit of a relatively smaller group to Kabul, including tribal, political and religious leadership along with representatives of the business community and a security official for the link.
They said that the “visit to the placement of foundations” was a measure of confidence construction, with the aim of encouraging peace negotiations, mainly to address cross -border security problems.
The sources said that the exercise was also destined to deter terrorist organizations from using Afghan territory for attacks in Pakistan, seeking cooperation in monitoring and preventing the prohibited Pakistan of Tehreek-i-Taliban and the movements of other terrorist groups on the border .
They said that the second phase would begin with the main delegation to commit to the elderly Afghan and representatives of the Afghan interim government for maintaining the discussion about points that cover security, cross -border cooperation, trade and problems related to refugees Afghans who live In Pakistan.
The sources said that all movements would be taken into account the interests of Islamabad. They said the matter was discussed with the Army Chief on January 14, with the CM Ali Amin Gandapur suggesting the use of the jirga, which is already in place in KP.
The sources said a list of Jirga members for the first phase was being prepared.
They said they expected a stronger coordination among the tribes through the border, a stronger economic cooperation, reduction of border tensions and collaboration steps for regional peace and security of the process.
However, the sources said the provincial government would ensure that the process is aligned with the national, foreign and security policies of the country.
“There will be no commitment against the national security framework,” said a source, adding that the provincial government would share the documents with the federal authorities before any step was taken to guarantee transparency.
When it was contacted, Barríster Saif, who is the focal person for the exercise, said that a mechanism would be developed to guarantee a safe cross -border movement of people for medical purposes and businesses, and strengthen the programs of cultural and social exchange between communities.
He said the mechanism would be implemented in two phases.
“Us [KP] It will formally inform the federal government about the initiative and ensure that the entire process is aligned with foreign security and policies, ”he said.
The spokesman also said that the provincial government would share a detailed document in that regard with the federal government before committing to Afghans.
Posted in Dawn, February 16, 2025
