LAHORE, Mar 13 (DNA): Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Emir Sirajul Haq and
Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan top leader Engineer Gulbuddin Hekmatyar have
agreed that Afghanistan needs a true representative government of Afghan
people to achieve the long desired peace and political stability in the
war torn country.

The US and other international powers should announce a Marshall Plan
like aid-package to meet the challenge of reconstruction of Afghanistan,
proposed Sirajul Haq while addressing a reception in honor of Engineer
Hekmatyar at Mansoora here on Saturday.

The Afghan leader, who also served as prime minister of Afghanistan,
visited the JI headquarters in Lahore along with a delegation to discuss
the emerging political situation in his country and other matters of
mutual interests.

The JI leadership backed the efforts of the Hizb-e-Islami and
Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan for the establishment of peace in the
country and expressed satisfaction that both sides (Hizb, Taliban) were
on a same page regarding the future of Afghanistan. Islam and
Afghanistan were indispensible for each other, agreed the JI and Hizb.

Hikmatyar announced that delegations of Hizb-e-Islami would participate
in Moscow conference on Afghanistan and also in the peace talks which
are being hosted by Turkey next month. Around 95 percent NATO forces
left the Afghanistan soil and the remaining five percent were ready to
leave, he said, adding the US forces should also leave the country as
soon as possible for the better cause to establish peace in the area.

He appreciated the efforts of the JI and people of Pakistan for the
liberation of Afghan soil from foreign forces. He said people of
Afghanistan wrote the history of resistance through their blood whenever
any power attacked on their soil. The people of Afghanistan with limited
resources defeated the three super powers, he said, adding it happened
only because they had the power of faith.

He said Muslim Ummah was facing decline due to sectarian divide and
conspiracies of the elements which were part of the Muslim world but
working on western agenda. He said Muslim youth was the particular
target of western media. He said Ummah could only achieve their past
glory if it started following Quran and Suunah and shun their mutual
differences.

Sirajul Haq paid tribute to the determination and courage of the Afghan
leadership and people for making a decades’ long struggle to vacate
their land from foreign forces. He said the US forces must leave the
Afghan soil, providing opportunity to the people of the country to
decide for their future.

He asked India not to hatch conspiracies to destabilize the region
instead pay attention to address the issues of poverty and hunger of
millions of Indians. He said he had full faith that the sun of freedom
would soon rise on Kashmir and Palestine and peace and stability would
establish in Afghanistan.

Earlier, Sirajul Haq, JI Secretary General Ameerul Azim and others
received the Afghan Delegation at Mansoora and hosted a lunch in their
honor. Hekmatyar who visited the JI headquarter after a long interval
thanked the JI leaders and workers for giving warm welcome to them.

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