Afghan parliamentarians in Islamabad, Zardari in Paris

Published December 11, 2012
Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf (R) meets with Afghan parliamentarians in Islamabad on December 11, 2012.
Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf (R) meets with Afghan parliamentarians in Islamabad on December 11, 2012.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf (2R) meets with Afghan parliamentarians in Islamabad on December 11, 2012.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf (2R) meets with Afghan parliamentarians in Islamabad on December 11, 2012.
Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf (top R) talks with Afghan parliamentarians during a meeting in Islamabad on December 11, 2012.
Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf (top R) talks with Afghan parliamentarians during a meeting in Islamabad on December 11, 2012.
France's President Francois Hollande (L) welcomes Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari before their meeting at the Elysee presidential palace on December 11, 2012 in Paris.
France's President Francois Hollande (L) welcomes Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari before their meeting at the Elysee presidential palace on December 11, 2012 in Paris.
France's President Francois Hollande (R) and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari give a press conference after their meeting at the Elysee presidential palace on December 11, 2012 in Paris.
France's President Francois Hollande (R) and Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari give a press conference after their meeting at the Elysee presidential palace on December 11, 2012 in Paris.
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari gives a press conference after a meeting with his French counterpart at the Elysee presidential palace on December 11, 2012 in Paris.
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari gives a press conference after a meeting with his French counterpart at the Elysee presidential palace on December 11, 2012 in Paris.
France's President Francois Hollande (R) attends a meeting with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (2ndL) at the Elysee Palace in Paris on December 11, 2012.
France's President Francois Hollande (R) attends a meeting with Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari (2ndL) at the Elysee Palace in Paris on December 11, 2012.

A number of Afghan parliamentarians arrived in Islamabad to meet with Pakistani leaders including Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on December 11, 2012. Meanwhile President Asif Ali Zardari meets France's President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris. - Text and photos by AFP

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