KABUL, June 24(ABC): Former prime minister of Afghanistan and Hizb-e-Islami chief Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has urged the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan to take sincere and effective steps to overcome a widening gap between the countries, saying their combined enemy would take benefit of the situation and the people of the two countries would suffer.
In an exclusive chat with a group of Pakistani journalists at his residence, he said steps should be taken to overcome misconceptions and trust deficit between the two neighbouring Muslim countries. “I see the gap between Islamabad and Kabul is widening and on the other hand Kabul and Delhi are coming closer to each other,” he added.
He said that if Pakistan has some concerns over the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the matter should be resolved through joint sincere efforts. He said that the banned outfit was formed and activated during the US aggression here. It was an old issue and it should not be linked with the current government of Afghanistan, he added.