JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman welcomed the decision of the Pakistan government to release Mullah Baradar on Wednesday and said it was a positive step for reconciliation in Afghanistan.
In a statement on Wednesday, Fazlur Rehman said the release of Taliban leaders would give strength and encourage the Afghan Taliban to take the process of dialogue forward. He said Mullah Baradar was an important leader of Afghan Taliban and Pakistan should extend its hand of cooperation to revive the stalled dialogue.
The JUI-F chief said Pakistan had played maximum role for the process of reconciliation in Afghanistan and pointed out that the success of dialogue in Afghanistan would have direct bearings on peace and security of Pakistan.
