The leadership of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United Kingdom on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to continuing to work for the goals of regional peace, stability and development and for the elimination of the scourge of terrorism from the region. During the second round of the trilateral summit held in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, President Asif Ali Zardari, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed the pressing issues in the fight against terrorism. Highlighting the importance of durable peace and stability in Afghanistan President Zardari, underscored the need for an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process in Afghanistan. He said Pakistan supported an intra-Afghan dialogue. The president said education, economic opportunities for the people of affected areas, and socio-economic development were effective tools to transform the environment.
