Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani
... Pakistain's erstwhile current prime minister, whose occasional feats of mental gymnastics can be awe-inspiring ...
held an hour long meeting with Afghanistan's President Hamid
Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai
... A former Baltimore restaurateur, now 12th and current President of Afghanistan, displacing the legitimate president Rabbani in December 2004. He was installed as the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001 in a vain attempt to put a
Pashtunface on the successor state to the Taliban. After the 2004 presidential election, he was declared president regardless of what the actual vote count was. He won a second, even more dubious, five-year-term after the 2009 presidential election. His grip on reality has been slipping steadily since around 2007, probably from heavy drug use...
here on the sidelines of 17th SAARC summit and discussed bilateral relations, situation in the region and SAARC affairs.
Talking to newsmen along with Mr Karzai, the prime minister said the democratic government in Pakistain had made unprecedented efforts to improve its relations with Afghanistan since 2008.
He said that Pakistain was prepared to work in a cooperative mode with Afghanistan and other international partners to promote the shared objectives of stability and peace in Afghanistan.
Mr Gilani termed the liquidation of former president of Afghanistan Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani
... the gentlemanly murdered legitimate president of Afghanistan...
as a set back to the peace and reconciliation process, adding that Pakistain will extend full cooperation to the recently constituted joint investigation commission to probe the murder of Rabbani.
He said Rabbani was a sincere friend of Pakistain and his death was a great loss to Pakistain.