ISLAMABAD: NATO Military Committee Chairman General Peter Pavel on Thursday acknowledge Pakistan’s comprehensive counter terrorism strategy and said the country had shown great progress against militancy during the last couple of years. General Pavel said this while talking to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the PM’s House. According to a statement, General Pavel acknowledged that the scale of counter terrorism campaign by Pakistan was quite large, which yielded impressive results. Terming Pakistan “an important and traditional partner of NATO”, General Pavel said that by the virtue of its size, Pakistan could play an important role in the region. “We expect a broader political framework agreement between Pakistan and NATO to unlock further military cooperation.” General Pavel said that his meetings with all the service chiefs and other officials were highly satisfactory. “I am highly impressed with the state of affairs, professional standards and approach of the Pakistani armed forces. I would like to acknowledge the comprehensive counter terrorism strategy, which has achieved a lot, and there are many lessons for NATO to learn from it,” the chairman said. On the issue of eastern border, General Pavel said that the world and the UN had to be consistent on principles and rules. “I have listened to your... speech in parliament where you eloquently expressed the Kashmir issue. The Kashmir issue has to be addressed as two nuclear powers are party to it, and the world cannot remain indifferent and must be concerned,” he said. Speaking on the occasion, Nawaz Sharif said that the Pakistani government had a stated policy on Afghanistan – which had been conveyed to the leadership of in Kabul – that the enemies of Afghanistan were the enemies of Pakistan. Nawaz told the visiting dignitary that Pakistan had announced the other day an assistance of $500 million in addition to an earlier assistance of $ 500 million to Afghanistan to help them overcome problems and achieve stability.
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