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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday confirmed via tweet that he had called Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and congratulated him on his victory in the elections, and invited him to visit Kabul.
Ghani tweeted that both sides had also "agreed to overcome the past and to lay a new foundation for a prosperous political, social and economic future of both countries Afghanistan and Pakistan."
The Afghan president also said that he had invited the PTI chief to Kabul.
"I extended an open invitation to Mr. Khan and he expressed his wishes to visit Kabul soon."
According to PTI Spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry, Khan told President Ghani that Pakistan wants complete peace in Afghanistan, and that the PTI government wishes to establish better relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Khan, in his first address to the nation, had also said that his government would like to have better ties with Afghanistan. He had said at the time that peace in Pakistan is contingent to peace in Afghanistan.
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Good news, slowly, world is beginning to realise ground realities and accepting Imran Khan as a PM of Pakistan - just wait and see, even Modi Trump and others will accept IK as their partner for global peace!
Past can't be changed but future is yet in your grasp.
Join hands with MMA, this way fazl will help not to make hindrances in PTI governemnt, and could implement PTI reforms.
Very popular and not only educated but a wise statesman, who don't use Parchees.
Naya Pakistan. IK hasn't even taken his oath yet, and has accomplished more than what any other PM did.
good move by ik
Shouldn't he wait till Imran Khan actually becomes PM?
IK seems insightfuly a visionary leader, vouching for peace all-around like a legendary #AllRounder...
Real brothers..... don’t say India is a brother .... it’s not
A good start but I would like to caution IK that Afghanistan is not independent enough to make its commitments and adhere to them. But IK efforts and sincerity will demonstrate to the Afghanis and the world that it is not Pakistan that is a stumbling block to peace and prosperity in Afghanistan but its own leadership. This effort will also expose other external actors in Afghanistan who must do more to ensure peace in the region unless they have other hidden agenda to pursue. Anyway wish good luck to both countries.
'Ghani tweeted that both sides had also "agreed to overcome the past and to lay a new foundation for a prosperous political, social and economic future of both countries Afghanistan and Pakistan."'
And that is why the Indians are petrified. Pakistan will reset diplomatic relations and address it's economic situation. The Naya Pakistan will leave Indian union far behind.
Good move!
Good start.
Peace with Afghanistan should be the priority of the next gov but not with the so "open borders" strategy.
We should go to any extent to bring peace in Afghanistan. That is directly a factor of instability in Pakistan.
Good to hear.
Imran is not the guy that has the authority to manage foreign relations; unless, the internal policy of the establishment has recently been modified.
Yes Please, we need peace with our neighbors ,no more blood , lets make this corner of the world beautiful, peaceful. Innocent lives ruined, no progress either side, India needs to get involve in a positive way.
Imran should not go to Kabul. Safety issues take precedence here. Welcome Ghani instead.
I don't think the deep state will give any freedom to IK in this matter. In case if IK is given freedom,,it is better to let the relationship evolve over a period of time. Forcing any approach would mean more of the same illwill and mayhem.And this will take up all of the little time Pakistan would give IK to reform and progress.
Mr. Ghani, is utterly ignorant of the internal dynamics of Pakistan, and is not being aware of the hard fact that who calls the shots in the land of pure
This is a good start.
Not trust worthy people, first better they take 4-million of the refugees back then talk about anythjng dlse.
Is Ghani a trustable person? I do not think so but there is nothing wrong meeting him.
When I see Ashraf Ghani in the highest post in Afghanistan and Imran Khan in Pakistan, that makes me very optimistic about the future of both the brotherly countries:)
Peace to both our nations without it we will not move forward - finally we have Imran to help make positive moves.
Imran should be careful than to trust the Afghan President. Imran should not discuss any such thing that Afghan President can use to communicate to their Indian partners. Caution in speech, communication, and information sharing is advisable.
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Imran Khan's open borders policy with Afghanistan may work for the benefit of both Pakistan and Afghanistan. It should be given a serious chance to succeed by all the stakeholders.
All the best imran with love from India
Very positive development. Hope it bears the fruit.
Be watchful IK. This could be a trap on behest of USA.
Last time when I checked, Ghani's terrorists were Imran Khan's freedom fighters.Who is going to disown who?
Wow! good start!
Afghanistan and pakistan if just start taking care of each others interest and dont let others interfere in each others interest, then peace is on their doors
Invite President Ghani to the oath taking ceremony.
Ashraf Ghani is a middle man in a job that is not finished.
As much as both countries need peace desperately, IK would be well advised to proceed with caution with this man.
Trust not Afghan leaders. There are merely a group of managers for a foreign entity.
Good but let IK first take his seat.
How come stooges of invaders and cronies of military occupation forces speak for and on behalf of the helpless, subjugated, weak, vulnerable and neglected land and people of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan?