ANP concerned at tense Kabul-Islamabad relations

PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): The Pakhtun nationalist Awami National Party (ANP) has voiced its concern over the increasingly frigid relations between Kabul and Islamabad.

Ties between the neighbours, long haunted by mistrust, have deteriorated after a series of deadly attacks and an intensifying Taliban.

Afghan authorities believe the security situation will see a marked improvement if Pakistan honestly cooperate with the war-torn country on bringing Taliban to the negotiating table.

At a meeting in Charsadda district on Monday, the ANP leadership demanded a peace process should be initiated in the region and an early return of IDPs to their homes ensured.

The party also urged the government to hold an All Parties Conference to evolve a mechanism for hearing terrorism cases in courts.

Chaired by ANP chief Asfandyar Wali Khan and attended by party lawmakers, the meeting said tense ties between the neighbours were not in the interest of the region.

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