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...Adviser to Pak Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs, who believes in goodjihadis and
badjihadis as a matter of national policy...
has reacted strongly to a statement made by United States President Barack Obama
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that both Pakistain and Afghanistan were among the countries that would continue to face instability and turmoil for decades.
"Whatever the US president said about instability in Pakistain and Afghanistan are his predictions and have nothing to do with ground realities," Aziz told a breakfast meeting with Chinese scholars, diplomats and media persons organised by a think thank here on Friday.
In his last State of the Union address on Tuesday night, Obama had warned: "Instability will continue for decades in many parts of the world -- in the Middle East, in Afghanistan and Pakistain, in parts of central America, Africa and Asia," he said.
"Some of these places may become safe havens for new terrorist networks; others will fall victim to ethnic conflict, or famine, feeding the next wave of refugees."
Disagreeing with Obama in his address, the adviser said, "Pakistain is taking decisive action against terrorism and militancy and days to come will witness more stability here."
As far as Afghanistan is concerned, Aziz said, "instability exists but Pakistain is making all out efforts for establishing peace and stability there."