Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday during his meeting with Karim Khalili, the head of Hizb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami in Islamabad said that "a peaceful and stable Afghanistan will open up new vistas of cooperation in trade and regional connectivity."

Khalili and Khan during the meeting exchanged views on the Afghan peace process and bilateral relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, said the PM�s office in a statement.

"The Prime Minister conveyed Pakistan�s commitment to strengthen the bilateral relationship with Afghanistan, including trade and economic ties and people-to-people linkages," the statement said.

Reiterating Pakistan�s consistent support to the Afghan peace process, Khan underscored that "the Intra-Afghan Negotiations process must be pursued with perseverance and patience for an inclusive and broad-based solution."

He underscored his longstanding position that there was no military solution to the conflict in Afghanistan and that a negotiated political settlement was the only way forward.

"Noting that the Afghan people had suffered gravely due to prolonged conflict in the country, the Prime Minister stressed that after the Afghan people, Pakistan was most desirous of peace and stability in Afghanistan," he said.

Khan underscored that the "intra-Afghan negotiations process must be pursued with perseverance and patience for an inclusive and broad-based solution."

He also recalled his recent interaction with Afghan leaders and underlined that Pakistan�s message to all sides was to work together for a peaceful solution and particularly emphasized the importance of a reduction of violence leading to ceasefire.

He also assured the Afghan delegation of Pakistan�s continued support for human resource development through scholarships and socio-economic development projects in Afghanistan.

Khalili also met Pakistan�s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday and discussed the Afghan peace process.

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