The leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman has said that Pakistan wants peaceful resolution of all the problems confronting the world and believes that war or use of force was no solution to any problem.
He said this while talking to US Ambassador Anne W Patterson who called on him in the Parliament House here on Friday. Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman said that Pakistan wanted peace in Afghanistan because a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan was in the interest of Pakistan.
He said that political and economic instability in Afghanistan casts bad impact on Pakistan. He said that US should concentrate on economic and social sector development in Afghanistan and the Tribal Area of Pakistan. Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman said that for durable peace and permanent settlement in Afghanistan, the engagement of people in the process of talks and developmental activities was a must.
He underlined the need for early evacuation of foreign troops from Afghanistan. Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman said that Islam was a religion of peace and "we as Muslim believe in peaceful coexistence, dialogue and tolerance."
He said "I have always stood for peace and tolerance in national and international affairs." The US Ambassador Anne W Patterson said that US wanted peace in Afghanistan and to leave the country as soon as peace was established there. "We want to develop Afghanistan and continue economic development activities only", she said. She said that US has very positive image about Islam and any evil talk about Islam hurts us very much.