ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Friday said Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran trilateral summit held in Islamabad would have far reaching impact on the region.Talking to newsmen here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr after the conclusion of trilateral summit, Khar said the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran have been mandated to prepare and coordinate a ‘Road Map’ for trilateral cooperation for submission to the next Summit to held in Afghanistan.To a question, the Foreign Minister said Pakistan will not sustain any pressure against its national interest. To another question she said Mullah Umar was not in Pakistan.


Interior Minister Rehman Malik told the newsmen that the interior ministers of three countries have been given the mandate to develop a framework of trilateral cooperation particularly in the areas of counter terrorism, counter-narcotics and border management within six months.
He said any destabilization in this region would also affect the whole world, and the world should realize this fact.
To a question, the Interior Minister said Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran are faced with the challenge of terrorism, and they must join hands to fight this menace. (APP)