Pakistan, India to form strategy against extremism

CNews ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao said Pakistan and India would jointly work out a strategy to eradicate the extremism. Aftab Khan Sherpao said this while talking to the journalists at Islamabad airport on Saturday as he returned after attending the SAARC conference. The interior minister said the member states of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) agreed on developing a mechanism for exchange of information to eradicate the curse of terrorism and drugs. He said the recommendations regarding the information mechanism were discussed during the conference and the participants agreed upon the need for collective efforts to combat terrorism. He went on to say that the issues including human trafficking, money laundering and fake currency were discussed in the conference and it was decided that the SAARC states would hold three meetings next year in Islamabad in which police chiefs, law experts and experts working against terrorism, present their suggestions regarding these issues. He said he also met with Afghan interior minister during his visit to India and discussed with him, in length, a number of issues. He said Pakistan had offered training to Afghan police officials. He said his meeting with his Indian counterpart, Shevraj Patel, was also constructive. He said they had decided to enhance Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) between the two countries.