Peshawar: Acting Prime Minister of Afghanistan Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund said on Monday that his country has no intention of causing harm or trouble to Pakistan or any other neighboring country.
During a meeting with a delegation of Pakistani religious leaders led by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUIF) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Mullah Hasan Akhund said that they solved every issue in Afghanistan according to Islamic Sharia law because the country was governed by Sharia and Sharia did not allow harm to anyone or any other country including Pakistan.
Afghanistan’s acting prime minister also reiterated that he would not allow his soil to be used against any other country.
But he called for an end to what he called the “cruel attitude of Pakistani government authorities” towards Afghan refugees, saying such actions create more problems than solve problems.
Afghan interim government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Mullah Akhund welcomed Pakistani religious leaders to Kabul and appreciated their role in resolving problems and misunderstandings.
Mujahid said the delegation also discussed other problems faced by traders of the two countries. He said Akhund told Pakistan’s religious leaders that Afghanistan and Pakistan can never be separated from each other as the two countries have many similarities.
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Both sides stressed the need to find more ways to solve problems and avoid practices that could further escalate tensions between the two neighbors.
Apart from Fazl, Maulana Abdul Wasey, Maulana Salahuddin, Maulana Kamaluddin, Maulana Jamaluddin, Maulana Salimuddin Shamzai, Maulana Imdadullah, Maulana Sheikh Mohammad Idrees, Dr Atiqur Rahman and Mufti Ibrar were also present in the meeting.
The Afghan government was represented by Hasan Akhund and accompanied by Chief Justice of Afghanistan Maulvi Abdul Hakim Haqqani, Foreign Minister Maulvi Amir Khan Muttaqi, Minister of Hajj and Auqaf, Maulvi Noor Mohammad Saqib and other senior officials.
Muttaqi emphasized the need to facilitate traders and businessmen from both countries.
“The basic purpose of our visit is to remove mistrust between Pakistan and Afghanistan,” Fazl said.
He told the Afghan officials that the JUIF had raised its voice against the attitude of the Pakistani authorities towards Afghan refugees and termed it as one of the factors responsible for creating tension between the two countries. “We have brought a message of solidarity to Afghanistan and we believe it will have a positive impact,” Fazl said.
Meanwhile, according to sources, the Pakistani Taliban were not informed about any likely meeting between them and Pakistan’s religious leaders. However, the hosts of the Pakistani delegation may arrange meetings with some of the leaders of the Pakistani Taliban during their stay in Afghanistan.
