Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao Sunday said that an improved bilateral relation between Pakistan and Afghanistan was the need of the hour.
Addressing a ceremony in Buner he said Pakhtun population can only be brought on the track of development and prosperity if there is friendly and cordial relation between the two neighbouring states.
PML-N leaders Bakht Biland Khan and Amir Sultan Khan left the party and announced to join QWP on the occasion. Aftab Sherpao said that the recent visit of Pakhtun leadership to Kabul was meaningful because it helped in normalization of bilateral relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
He emphasized on the importance of peace and said that Pakhtuns living on the both sides of the borders had been through unpleasant circumstances for the last three and half decades. “In order to bring peace, prosperity and development to the region it is imperative to both the states to remove mistrust and misunderstanding and create conducive environment for trade and commerce”, the QWP chief expressed.
He said China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) could help mitigate the despair persisting among the Pakhtun population as it would bring economic opportunities in the affected areas.
“QWP would not compromise on the rights of Pakhtuns and it would show strong resistance if its western was changed”, Sherpao added. He also reiterated his stance and asked federal government to establish a trust for the heirs of terror victims in order to meet their education, health and other necessities of life.
Talking about tug-of-war between federal and provincial governments in Sindh, he said both the governments should work together to find out a solution to the issues being faced by the common people. He added that QWP wanted a peaceful Karachi and demanded both the governments to ensure rights and protection of Pakhtuns living in all parts of the country.
