LONDON: Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib and State Minister for Peace Sayed Sadat Naderi called on former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and discussed the matters of mutual interests.
The National Security Council of Afghanistan (NSCA) gave an update about the meeting on Twitter Saturday, saying that the the Afghan state minister for peace and NSA discussed “matters of mutual interest” with the former Pakistan prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.
The officials on both sides agreed that they would both benefit from the “policy of mutual respect and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs,” the NSCA was quoted as saying.
They also noted that “strengthening democracy” will put both neighbors on the path towards stability and prosperity.
Soon after news broke of the meeting, government representatives took to Twitter to condemn the move.
Meanwhile, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, responding to the criticism, said that she doesn’t think the PTI government can “comprehend” the “essence of diplomacy”.
“Pakistan’s peaceful existence with its neighbors is the very foundation of Nawaz Sharif’s ideology for which he has worked tirelessly,” Maryam wrote on Twitter.
“It is the very essence of diplomacy to talk to everyone, listen to their point of view and convey one’s own message across: something this government doesn’t comprehend and hence is a complete failure on the international front,” said Maryam.
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