The Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said that he also preferred dialogues during Swat and Malakand operations. – File Photo by AP

ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani said Friday that Pakistan had to suffer more casualties and sacrificed more than Nato in ‘war against terrorism,’ DawnNews reported.

Gilani said while speaking in a National Assembly session that a stable Afghanistan was in Pakistan’s greater interests.

He said that he preferred dialogues in Swat and Malakand as well, however he indicated that there would not be any talks with those who were working on foreign agenda. “Militants have to give up insurgency against the people of the country,” the prime minster added.

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