Yusuf Raza Gilani... Pakistain's erstwhile current prime minister, whose occasional feats of mental gymnastics can be awe-inspiring ...
has said the Afghan war cannot be won without the support of Pakistain.
Speaking at Pakistain's National Assembly, Mr Gilani said Pakistain was part of the solution.
Pakistain is part of the solution of the Afghan issue. The Afghan war cannot be won without the support of Pakistain, Mr Gilani has said.
Pakistain has often been accused of not being serious in the war against terrorism.
"Pakistain has always been a part of the problems in Afghanistan, that's why it wants to take the lead role in all Afghan issues related to war and peace," Mir Ahmad Joyenda, member of Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit in Kabul, said.
He said Pakistain always seeks ways to pretend that the Afghan issues cannot be solved without Pakistain.
About US drone attacks in Pakistain, Mr Gilani said diplomatic channels were being used to push the United States to end drone attacks in Pakistain.
He said the US drone attacks unite the tribal people with bully boyz and it creates problems for the government because Pakistain needs the support of the people to win the war against terrorism.
Mr Gilani said that the leadership of Pakistain and Afghanistan believed that the drone attacks were not in favour of their countries.