ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain has urged Afghanistan to fulfil its responsibilities towards protection of diplomats, regional peace and stability.
Mamnoon Hussain termed the killing of a Pakistani diplomat in Jalalabad as unfortunate, emphasising that Afghanistan should work for the security of diplomats and security of the region for which Pakistan will fully cooperate. The president said this while addressing the participants of 107th National Management Course at President House on Wednesday. National School of Public Policy Rector Azmat Ali Ranjha, Secretary Establishment Asad Hayaud Din and other senior officers were also present at the occasion.
The president stated that Pakistan was desirous of peace and development in Afghanistan and Afghanistan will have to trust Pakistan in that regard. He expressed confidence that Afghanistan will be a close friend of Pakistan in the future.
The president underlined that the constitution provided clear guidance for the stability of democratic setup. He said it gave the masses right to express their opinion according to their conscience and form a government according to their wishes-through free and impartial elections. He said the government had recently approved reforms to improve the electoral process which will further improve the system.
Published in Daily Times, November 9th 2017.
