SIALKOT – Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Defence, Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Saturday stressed the need to promote mutual cooperation between Pakistan and Afghanistan for eliminating terrorism and establishing durable peace as well. He said Pakistan wanted to have good relations with Afghanistan and would continue its sincere efforts for better relations with it. He added that the country had again offered its full cooperation to the Afghan government to eliminate terrorism besides e stablishing durable peace across the borders.
Talking to the media, he said Pakistan was deeply monitoring its borders situation and ready to protect its territorial boundaries as well, adding that Pakistan would respond instantly and effectively in a befitting way to the enemy on borders violations.
Asif said Pakistan was successfully eliminating terrorism from the country besides  continuously playing front line role for establishing durable global peace.
The minister said the CPEC project would open new vistas of socio-economic and human development in the Pakistan.  (Monitoring Desk)