PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has welcomed the statement of Awami National Party leader Asfandyar Wali Khan calling for unity of the Pakhtun leadership.

In a statement issued here on Saturday, he said his party was willing to agree on a minimum common agenda to find a solution to the problems being faced by the Pakhtuns across the country. He announced formation of a four-member committee to go ahead with the task.

Mr Sherpao said his party would spare no effort to unite the Pakhtuns on a single platform for their larger interests. He underscored the need for making efforts to bring all the Pakhtun nationalist forces together to come up with a strategy to address the challenges facing the Pakhtuns.

“We also welcome the efforts of all those who are striving to help the Pakhtuns get their rights and remove their sense of deprivation,” he added.

Published in Dawn, January 6th, 2019

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