Pakistan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi said regional development was linked to lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan.

“Pakistan will continue to play a vital role in ensuring peace and stability in the region,” Qureshi said.

He met the newly appointed Special Envoy of Pakistan to Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq on Saturday and said it was a “collective responsibility” to ensure the Afghan peace process and said Pakistan’s sincere reconciliatory role had been lauded globally.
Sadiq’s appointment is meant to spearhead the start of the intra-Afghan peace dialogue and also to strengthen bilateral ties.