CorporateAmbassador/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz said rank-Walter Steinmeier the ongoing military action in North Waziristan was against all terrorist organisations, including the Haqqani Network.
Haqqani network no longer exists in Pakistan, and they have shifted to Afghanistan after the recent military operations in the area, Sartaj Aziz told this to German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier in Islamabad today. Sartaj Aziz said the infrastructure supporting Haqqani network in North Waziristan has been dismantled.
The German foreign minister reached Islamabad on Monday on a two-day official visit. Steinmeier is here to discuss matters relating to bilateral and regional interest with particular focus on peace and stability in the region.
Later, Dr Steinmeier also called on the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was held at the PM House. The German foreign minister expressed deep respect and gratitude for Pakistan’s efforts in the fight against terrorism and encouraged the government to continue the close collaboration with Afghanistan.
“Pakistan and Afghanistan need to work together for peace and prosperity in the region,” stated the German envoy. He, however, expressed concern over the military courts which have been established to try terror-related cases.
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