Siraj for talks to settle Pak-Afghan issues 

LAHORE: JI ameer Senator Sirajul Haq has stressed Pakistan and Afghanistan to settle their bilateral issues through dialogue and said the common enemy was trying to benefit from the Pak-Afghan tension. 

In a statement on Wednesday, Sirajul Haq said India had always tried to isolate Pakistan and use Afghan land against Islamabad. He said the leadership of the two countries should move prudently and foil the enemy conspiracies through mutual understanding. Sirajul Haq said Pakistan had stood by the Afghans in every crisis. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Pakistan had provided shelter to nearly four million Afghans, of which around 2.5 million Afghans were still camping in this country as refugees. He said instead of falling prey to the enemy designs, the two countries should move towards a better and prosperous future. Sirajul Haq said cunning enemy India was trying to pit two Muslim states against each other. In such a situation, the leadership of the two countries should demonstrate tolerance and farsightedness and recognise the common enemy. He said there was Indian hand behind every terrorist activity inside Pakistan or from outside. He said India wanted to use Afghanistan against this country but would fail in her designs and Afghanistan and Pakistan would move shoulder to shoulder with each other like brothers. He paid rich tributes to Maj Jawad Ali Changezi, who embraced martyrdom after being hit in firing by Afghan troops at Torkham. He said the deceased had sacrificed his life for the country’s defence. He expressed condolences with the bereaved family.