Pakistan

Army chief, Tajik president discuss Afghan issue

Gen Qamar and President Rahmon pledge to enhance Pakistan-Tajikistan cooperation in fields of defence and security

News Desk August 28, 2017

Tajik President Rahmon welcomes Gen Qamar and in Dushanbe on August 28, 2017. PHOTO: ISPR

Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa called on Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe on Monday, the military’s media wing said.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the two discussed regional security issues and had unanimity of views for peace in Afghanistan. They also reiterated the importance of dialogue, regional cooperation and support to Afghan-led and Afghan-owned initiatives.

The chief of army staff (COAS) thanked the president for supporting Pakistan's membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and for hosting the Quadrilateral Counter Terrorism Coordination Mechanism (QCCM) initiative.

Regional tensions: Won’t allow Afghan war to spill into Pakistan, says COAS

President Rahmon offered his sincere wishes for people of Pakistan, appreciating the role Pakistan and Pakistan Army has played in fight against terrorism and peace.

The two also pledged to enhance and expand Pakistan-Tajikistan cooperation in the fields of defence and security.

COMMENTS (11)

Anjum Arshi | 7 years ago | Reply @MS: All civilian leadership (President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister) are made redundant and useless by our Military Establishment. The world knows that civilians are not running the country of Pakistan. Its Army is. All countries have armies. Pakistan Army has a country.

vivek | 7 years ago | Reply What Pakistani PM and our dear Kaja asif doing, nice joke,

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Sher | 7 years ago | Reply India has not Basi in Tajikistan and Tajiks never let any one to use the territory of Tajikistan against brotherly Pakistan

Gopal | 7 years ago | Reply He can also discuss Afghanistan with Sushma Swaraj's chaprassi.

Asif Ali Khan | 7 years ago | Reply General Zia 2 on the horizon....

Merwais Khan | 7 years ago | Reply Tajikistan is not even a country. It has around 4-5 Million population and 3.5 million of them are in Russian Federation working like slaves. Tajikistan is an empty country with a dictator who rules the country for decades without any progress. Tajiks are living the worst life than anyone else, even worst than Somalian.

Kulbhushan Yadav | 7 years ago | Reply Just for the animosity with India, Pakistan has to beg every country in the region, from China to Russia, from Turkey to Tajikistan :).

Rahul | 7 years ago | Reply It is good to have sincere friends when the ungrateful Americans make unreasonable demands and unfair accusations. Long live Pakistan-Tajik partnership, deeper than the oceans, higher than the mountains and sweeter than Honey.

MS | 7 years ago | Reply What our President, PM and FM are doing. If they can't do their job then they should be fired. If they are only show pieces then why we are paying the. There are many of us who would love to do it for free, even many would pay huge money to become only a show piece.

Jose sonny | 7 years ago | Reply India has having a Base in Tajikistan.

MirFareed | 7 years ago | Reply Has the Army Chief been given the additional charge of Foreign Secretary?

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