Pakistan wants stability, peace in Afghanistan: Dastagir

ISLAMABAD, Feb 2 (APP):Minister for Defence, Engineer Khurram Dastagir Khan on Friday said Pakistan wanted stability and peace in Afghanistan.
“Stable and peaceful Afghanistan is in the interest of Pakistan, ” he said talking to a private news channel.
He said Pakistan had destroyed all terrorist networks from its soil through operation Zarb-e-Azb and Radul Fasaad.
Pakistan was working on “border management” through erecting fence to secure its border from Afghanistan, Khurram Dastagir said.
Pakistan had achieved many successes in fighting war against terror, he said. “We have lost 70,000 people due to war against terrorism,” he added.
The minister said, “We want 30,00,000 Afghan refugees back to their homeland.”
Replying to a question regarding US allegations against Pakistan, he said Allied forces could not achieve success in Afghanistan while fighting war against terror.
To a question, he said Pakistan had expressed serious concerns over the presence of India in Afghanistan.
Khurram Dastagir said 43 percent Afghan territory was under the control of Taliban.