Pakistan and Tajikistan have expressed the resolve to convince the Tajik leadership in Panjshir Valley and the Afghan Taliban to resolve their differences peacefully through dialogue for sustainable peace in Afghanistan.

Addressing the joint news conference, along with Tajikistan President Emomali Rehman, in Dushanbe today [Friday], Prime Minister Imran Khan said he will try to convince the Afghan Taliban, while President Emomali Rehman will use its influence in bringing the Tajik leadership of Afghanistan to the negotiating table to resolve their differences peacefully.

Imran Khan said Afghanistan is a diverse country, comprising Pashtun, Tajik, Uzbeks, Hazara, and other tribes, and sustainable peace will remain elusive without having an inclusive government there.

The Prime Minister also urged them to open the blockade  so that humanitarian assistance can be ensured.

He said an instable Afghanistan can be used by terrorists and it is in everyone's interest that there is peace and stability in Afghanistan.