PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minsiter Ali Amin Khan Gandapur's plan of negotiating directly with Afghanistan seems to fall flat as the Afghan consul general on Friday said it was up to federal governments to go for it.
Speaking to Dunya News, Afghan Consul General Mohibullah Shakir said negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan were beyond the authority of the provincial government while emphasising that it was the responsibility and mandate of the federal governments to take such steps.
“Pakistan and Afghanistan are two important neighbouring countries. There is a 2,700-kilometre long border between the two countries. Afghanistan has just come out of war. We are ready to assist Pakistan in every possible manner in establishing peace in the region,” he said.
He said countries could only prosper if its people and government were on the same page.