ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan discussed peace in Afghanistan with former Afghan president Hamid Karzai over the telephone, as Pakistan will host a conference of different top Afghan leaders to seek a solution to the Afghan issue.
This was stated by Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry.
In a tweet, the information minister said Prime Minister Imran Khan had a telephonic conversation with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai and invited him to attend a “special” conference on Afghanistan situation the country would organise soon.
Pakistan is continuing its efforts to achieve stability and security in Afghanistan, the Minister said, adding Pakistan was hosting a special conference on Afghanistan and details in that regard would be revealed soon.
The most important Afghan leadership, including Hamid Karzai, has been invited to attend the proposed conference, he revealed.
The recent development will give rise to new hopes for a solution to Afghanistan’s problems, he added.
The proposed conference will take place from July 17 to 19 and several Afghan leaders have already confirmed their participation, according to the highly placed official sources in Islamabad, Geo News Reported.
Afghan special presidential envoy for Pakistan Mohammed Umer Daudzai and former finance minister Omar Zakhilwal have both confirmed the conference and said that they will attend the meeting. However, Daudzai, said the meeting “dates are still being debated.”
Hamid Karzai, a former Afghan president, Salahuddin Rabbani, a former foreign minister, Omar Zakhilwal, a former finance minister, Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq, a senior leader of ethnic Hazara minority community, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, a former warlord-turned politician, and Ahmad Wali Masoud, are among the invitees, the sources said
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