US Secretary of State John
Kerry and the senior officials of the State Department requested Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif at the Blair House during his four days US visit.
They recalled their long and cordial interaction over the years , took stock of
recent developments in the relationship and underlined the need for constant
high level commitments on all issues of mutual interest.
The Prime Minister told the Secretary Kerry about the important achievements of
his government especially in economy and internal security for the past two
years.
Secretary Kerry ensured the Prime Minister of the prolonged US cooperation to
further strengthen economic commitment between the two countries comprising in
meeting Pakistan's power requirements.
They discussed about the peace , harmony ,and safety in the territory and agreed
that terrorism put forward a common challenge to the territorial and worldwide
security and stability and reassured their resolve to counter this challenge.
The Prime Minister told the Secretary of State about the ongoing military
operation Zarb - Azb as well as the National Action Plan were achieving the
required results in improving internal security and eradicating terrorism from
Pakistan.
Furthermore it was noted , that the occurrences of terrorism in Pakistan had
notably lessen in recent weeks.
Secretary Kerry applauded the significant attains by Operation Zarb - Azb which
has decimated the terrorist organizations in border territory.
Secretary Kerry appreciated the commitment of the Prime Minister to promote
peace and stability in the territory and also reassured US support to work with
Pakistan in this shared object.
He emphasized that Pakistan's role in taking the reconciliation forward was
critical to stabilizing Afghanistan.
It was agreed too that boosted coordination amongst the territorial countries
would be imperative to address these appearing threats to international peace
and security.
While informing the US delegation about his peace initiative contained in his
statement at the recent session of the UN General Assembly , the Prime Minister
underlined his commitment to contribute toward promoting a peaceful South Asia .
The Prime Minister apprised the Secretary Kerry of Pakistan's efforts to improve
relations with Afghanistan and reiterated his commitment to seek normalization
with India.
Secretary Kerry was briefed about the destabilizing role of Indian agencies in
FATA , Balochistan , and Karachi.
Three separate dossiers holding proof of the Indian involvement in subversive
actions were handed over to the US side, by Advisor to the Prime Minister on
National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz .
The Prime Minister was assisted by Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar ,
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan , Water and Power Minister Khawaja
Muhammad Asif , Advisor on National Security and Foreign Affairs , Sartaj Aziz ,
Special Assistant to the PM Tariq Fatemi , Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed
Chaudhry and Ambassador Jalil Abbas Jilani.
The writer is the MD in a private institute in Lahore.