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Pakistan to take up issue of drone attacks with Afghanistan
[Arab News] Pakistain will take up the issue of US drone attacks with Afghanistan when Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani will be in Kabul on a one-day visit to neighboring landlocked state.An indication was given by Gilani himself Wednesday evening while addressing the National Assembly and it was confirmed by the Foreign Office Spokeswoman Tehmina Janjua Thursday during weekly media here. She said, "Pak Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will visit Afghanistan for weekend talks with President Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai. ... A former Baltimore restaurateur, now 12th and current President of Afghanistan, displacing the legitimate president Rabbani in December 2004. He was installed as the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001 in a vain attempt to put a Pashtunface on the successor state to the Taliban. After the 2004 presidential election, he was declared president regardless of what the actual vote count was. He won a second, even more dubious, five-year-term after the 2009 presidential election. His grip on reality has been slipping steadily since around 2007, probably from heavy drug use... The visit comes ahead of the main fighting season in neighboring Afghanistan, where 130,000 US-led troops are battling Taliban bully boyz whose leaders are widely believed to be based in the tribal areas of Pakistain. Relations have been strained over insecurity, with both accusing each other of destabilizing their countries, where Death Eaters are increasingly active. Gilani will fly to Kabul on Saturday at the invitation of Karzai. Tehmina said, "This visit is part of our joint commitment to consult, cooperate and coordinate on all issues of mutual interest and concern," Janjua said, adding that both countries were "determined to promote development" in Afghanistan. Posted by: Fred 2011-04-16 |
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