Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar said on Friday that Pakistan wants stable Afghanistan. Talking to a private TV channel, he said, Pakistan wants stability in Afghanistan and hoped that the Afghan government enjoy full writ across the Afghanistan. "Stable Afghanistan will be suitable for the Pakistan too", he added.
To a question he said President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister have time and again said that the drone attacks inside Pakistan are proving counter productive. "The government of Pakistan is consistently convincing US that drone attacks are not helping in eliminating terrorists from the areas" he added.
To a question he said operation in Malakand division will continue 5 to six days and security forces will clear the whole areas from the militants. He said rehabilitation of displaced persons will take some time. Funds will also be allocated for this purposes, he added.
The Minister said the government has requested the international community for helping for the rehabilitation of the IDPs. Ahmed Mukhtar said about 1,242 militants have been killed while 92 other arrested from the areas. About Fazalullah, he said the government has no information about him. However, he said, there are possibility that Muslim Khan has been killed by the forces but this is not confirmed as yet.