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No terrorists entering Pakistan from Afghanistan: Pak PM

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Islamabad, Jan 12, IRNA -- Pakistani Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah 
Khan Jamali Monday dispelled the impression that terrorists are 
entering Pakistan from Afghanistan and vowed not to allow Pakistani 
soil to be used against Afghanistan. 
Jamali told a news conference in Islamabad on arrival from a 
day-long visit to Kabul that Pakistan and Afghanistan will jointly 
fight against terrorism. 
"There was unanimity of our stand about terrorism." 
Pakistani premier held official talks with Afghan Interim 
President Hamid Karzai and discussed bilateral and regional matters, 
official sources said. 
He also met former Afghan monarch Zahir Shah. 
"My talks with the Afghan president were very useful and 
constructive," Jamali told reporters. 
He said Pakistan would keep on strengthening measures to eradicate
the infiltration of militants into Afghanistan and to ensure that 
there was no illegal entry from Afghanistan into Pakistan and from 
Pakistan into Afghanistan. 
Jamali said Pakistan will continue to assist Afghanistan in every 
possible way for its reconstruction. 
He said trade between the two countries will be increased to one 
billion dollars. The last year bilateral trade stood at 450 million 
dollars, Pakistani official announced. 
"Pakistan is ready to open two more border crossing points," he 
said. One point will be at Badeeni area in Baluchistan and another at 
Ghulam Khan in Pakistan`s north Waziristan tribal agency, bordering 
Afghanistan`s eastern Khost province. 
"A Pakistani firm has been awarded contract for the construction 
of Torkham-Jalalabad road," Jamali added. The road will be completed 
by next year, it was officially announced here. 
He also said that construction of railway line between the 
Pakistani border post of Chaman and Kandahar in southern Afghanistan 
was discussed in Kabul. 
The Pakistani prime minister announced the donation of one hundred
buses and two hundred trucks to Afghanistan. He said the central bank 
of Pakistan has offered to open more branches in Afghanistan. 
He said Pakistan has offered to open kidney center in the eastern 
Jalalabad city and a rehabilitation center for the disabled people. 
Jamali said he discussed with Afghan president the issue of 
Pakistani prisoners in Afghanistan and President Karzai ordered the 
release of 94 prisoners. 
"Interior Ministry officials of the two countries will discuss the
release of rest of Pakistani prisoners." 
According to the Pakistani premier, there was no border dispute 
between Pakistan and Afghanistan and no such matter came under 
discussion. 
The prime minister said that he also discussed the multi-billion 
dollars Turkmen-Afghan-Pak gas pipeline project, which will be 
extended to India. 
"President Karzai assured his full support for the project," he 
told reporters. 
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