MQM chief Altaf Hussain. — File photo

LONDON: A peaceful Afghanistan would lead to the harmony in the whole region, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain said in a statement issued from the MQM’s international secretariat in London, DawnNews reported.

Speaking to a group of journalists and Pakhtun youth, Mr Hussain stressed that cordial relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan were in the region’s best interest and that the MQM felt sympathy for the Afghan people.

Mr Hussain said that Pakhtuns, Hazaaras, Uzbeks and people from other nationalities should join hands to ensure peace in Afghanistan.

He further said that he was against the targeting of any people on the basis of colour, language and regional prejudices.

We are all Muslims and more importantly we are all human beings and neighbours, Mr Husain said.

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