Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and former minister for interior Senator Rehman Malik and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain made telephonic contact on Saturday night.
According to a statement issued by MQM, Hussain and Malik discussed prevailing political situation, increasing terror acts in Pakistan and overall situation in the country.
Both the leaders praised Pakistan Army and other military institutions for their courageous actions to rid the country out of the menace of terrorism.
Hussain and Malik agreed that both Pakistan and Afghanistan are victim of terrorism, therefore, Afghan government should support Pakistan against the menace.
“The people of Pakistan and Afghanistan alike are victims of terrorism,” they were of the view.
For enduring regional peace, the Afghan government should support Islamabad’s every step so that the menace of terrorism could be wiped out from the region, they said.