Summary Fazl accepts Afghan President’s invitation after consulting with the Core Committee of JUI.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – JUI chief Moulana Fazlur Rehaman has decided to visit Afghanistan along with a delegation of party leaders at the invitation of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
The decision was taken in a meeting of Core Committee of the party that approved the proposed visit to Kabul.
The JUI Core Committee held a meeting in Islamabad to discuss the invitation extended by the Afghan President to Moulana Fazl to visit Afghanistan.
The JUI Core Committee after mutual consultation gave its approval to the visit.
A five-member HUI delegation, including Moulana Gul Naseeb Khan, Jan Achakzai, Moulana Abdul Waseh and Mufti Ibrar, will visit Kabul.
The Core Committee also expressed its satisfaction over the govt-Taliban talks, saying talks were going in the right direction.
Earlier, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman held a meeting Thursday with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Lahore.
Both leaders discussed overall political and security situation of the country.
On this occasion, Punjab CM reiterated that the government will restore peace in the country at all costs. He said meeting with Fazlur Rehman was encouraging and they would continue this effort in future as well.
He said although PML-N had gained simple majority in the National Assembly but issues would be resolved in mutual consensus. He said that government has bought forward Parliament’s consensus stance regarding talks with Taliban.
He expressed dismay at Taliban’s system and said that what sort of a system are they running in which one Muslim is being killed by another Muslim.
Meanwhile, JUI-F chief said that his party will endorse every positive step of the government.
