Pakistan's parliamentary delegation led by Chairman Senate Muhammadmian Soomro attended the four-day Nato Parliamentary Assembly session on terrorism held in Berlin. They highlighted Pakistan's role in war against terrorism.
The delegation comprising senators Mushahid Hussain Syed, Mohammad Azam Khan Swati, Sardar Muhammad Latif Khosa and Seemi Yousaf Siddiqui spoke about Pakistan's contribution in ensuring stability in the region. The session was attended by parliamentarians, politicians, academicians and senior leaders of Nato.
Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee expressed concern over US initiative of National Missile Defence, which could spark a new cold war in the region given its strong opposition by Russia and China.
Commenting on the speech of military chief of Afghanistan General Karimi, Mushahid said Pakistan had strategic stakes in the stability of Afghanistan and the destiny of two countries was inter-linked. He said that there was no military solution to the conflict and political means must be applied through dialogue to attain peace in the region.
Senator Sardar Mohammad Latif Khosa said Pakistan was the biggest victim of terrorism and people suffered heavily due to terrorism.
He urged Nato to devise a strategy that could bring peace in Afghanistan and hoped that unlike past, the West would not abandon Afghanistan again. Senator Mohammad Azam Khan Swati said Pukhtoons on both sides of the border are suffering from terrorism. He mentioned that 2,000 Pakistani soldiers lost their lives in the fight against terrorism.
He further said that Pakistan with its meagre resources had deployed 120,000 troops in the Fata area and had established around 1,000 posts on the border, while Nato deployed only 47,000 troops in Afghanistan. He said that tremendous sacrifices made by Pakistan outnumbered any other country in the world.
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