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Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani. - File Photo by AFP

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani said on Monday that Pakistan had serious reservations with cross border shelling and militant infiltration from Afghanistan, DawnNews reported.

Speaking to media representatives on the occasion of inauguration of a two day regional anti-narcotics ministerial level conference in Islamabad, Jilani said that the conference was important to address the narcotics issue in the region.

He said that with mutual cooperation of the countries in the region, the curse of narcotics could be brought to an end.

“Afghan council Chief Salahuddin Rabbani’s visit to Pakistan is of great significance for the success of reconciliation process in Afghanistan,” foreign secretary added.

Ministers of Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Russia and Uzbekistan were expected to attend the conference.

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