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Pakistani politician Fazl-ur-Rehman calls for joint Pak-Afghan commission
Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, head of the Pakistan’s Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) party, on Sunday asked the government of Pakistan and Afghanistan to form a joint commission through mutual consultations to move forward toward issues between both countries.
Addressing a meeting in Peshawar, Fazl-ur-Rehman said they are reading for offering good offices in this regard.
Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have increased over security issues.
Pakistan claims that the attacks in this country are rooted in Afghanistan, but the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has denied this claim.
In the latest case of tension, Pakistani and Afghan forces clashed about two weeks ago near the Torkham crossing over the construction of a structure, following which the crossing was closed for nine days.