Nawaz Sharif admits challenge of terrorism along Pak-Afghan border
- September 27, 2013, 12:32 pm
- World News
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Washington: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry, acknowledged that the issue of cross-border terrorism poses a challenge to his country as well as Afghanistan. Sharif's acknowledgement on this issue came during his meeting with Kerry in New York on Thursday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, wherein the two leaders discussed bilateral relationship, the peace process in Afghanistan and Sharif's upcoming Washington trip to meet President Barack Obama. "We expressed our concern about the existence of effective safe havens on both sides of the border and stressed that this, as I said, was a mutual problem. The Prime Minister acknowledged that this was a problem, a challenge, and a threat to Pakistani security," a senior State Department official told reporters after the meeting. Responding to questions, the official said Sharif "acknowledged" the problem of cross-border militancy was a threat to both societies.
