PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party has hailed the agreement between Taliban and the Afghan government to move forward for restoration of peace in the war-torn country.

QWP chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao said in a statement here on Thursday that the deal would help pave way for the restoration of viable peace in Afghanistan, which was a longstanding demand of the people.

“We welcome the news that both sides in Doha have reached an agreement on procedures to chalk out a political roadmap and a comprehensive ceasefire. Hopefully, they would now work sincerely for a solution to bring an end to the miseries of the people of Afghanistan,” he said.

Mr Sherpao said the people of Afghanistan had suffered a lot during the last about four decades and this opportunity must be used to bring stability on concrete basis to the war-hit country.

He stressed the need that the relevant stakeholders should move forward cautiously to take the peace initiative successfully to its logical conclusion.

The QWP chief hoped that peace in Afghanistan would help bring durable stability to the entire region and Pakistan would also benefit from peace in the neighbouring brotherly country.

He said Pakhtuns on both sides of the border had badly suffered during the last 40 years due to bloodshed in the region, adding that strenuous efforts should be made to mitigate the sufferings of the people.

Mr Sherpao said that peace was a prerequisite for development and as such concerted efforts should be made to restore stability to the region in order to bring a positive change in the lives of the people.

Published in Dawn, December 4th, 2020