30th Oct 2013 - Taliban Must Be Part of Peace, Political Process, Says Nawaz

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30th October 2013

W W W . T H E C S S P O I N T . C O M

Taliban must be part of peace, political

process, says Nawaz

Talks yet to begin; Ch Nisar tasked with leading dialogue; terror

attacks have caused setback to peace talks; Pakistan needs to end

extremism and violence to attract foreign investment; Taliban have a

vital role in Afghanistan’s settlement

LONDON: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said

talks with the Pakistani Taliban had not begun yet, as incidents of

terrorism had caused a setback to his government’s efforts to ensure

lasting peace and economic stability in the country.

However, he said Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan had been tasked

with initiating the dialogue with the Taliban.Speaking exclusively to The

News in the morning prior to his speech at the World Islamic Economic

Forum here, Nawaz said his government was serious in bringing peace to the



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country through talks and in this regard it formally announced its plans for

peace talks.

“We formally announced our intentions, as a consensus was reached at the

All Parties Conference but there have been setbacks due to the continuing

terrorism incidents. We want to speed up this process,” said Nawaz.

The premier said his government wanted to bring peace and stability in the

country in order to create the kind of “economic climate” necessary to

attract foreign investment and urged the Taliban to become a part of peace

and political process.

“Pakistan needs to end violence, extremism and feuds. Several Muslim and

non-Muslim countries of the world want to invest in Pakistan but we must

have a safe and secure environment in the country. Overseas Pakistanis are

very keen to invest in Pakistan too, so are many Islamic countries and

investors from elsewhere. Pakistan’s progress is linked with the

improvement of law and order,” said the premier, praising the 9th WIEF

moot in London which saw representation from more than 115 countries of

the world, including at least 15 heads from Islamic countries.

“Prime Minister David Cameron has played a key role in facilitating this

conference and his role is appreciable. I believe there should be more

investment, trade, commerce and economic cooperation all over the world,

in the UK, in Islamic countries and in Pakistan.

“When there is more trade and economic cooperation in the world, the whole

world will benefit. Pakistan should be ready to take advantage of this and

play its role in the future economic activities of the world.”



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Nawaz Sharif said during his talks with Prime Minister David Cameron and

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the issue of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will

also be discussed.He said Pakistan wanted the Taliban to be part of any

future settlement in Afghanistan and believed peace and stability could not

be achieved without the full representation of all the parties of Afghanistan,

including the Taliban.

“We want the Taliban to talk to the High Peace Council for the sake of peace,

stability and brotherhood in Afghanistan. Peace will be achieved in

Afghanistan when all parties are part of the dialogue process and that’s also

good for peace in Pakistan. Pakistan will play its role to make sure that there

is stability in Afghanistan.”

Nawaz Sharif said the Islamic countries could invest in Pakistan to help it

deal with the economic crisis. “We are in touch with various countries and I

am meeting several delegates in this conference to talk about the energy

crisis and the opportunities for investment.”

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