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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Qureshi urges US to stay in Afghanistan for 5 years


Updated at: 1824 PST, Tuesday, December 01, 2009

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi said the US should not leave Afghanistan for at least five years, Geo News reported Tuesday.Pakistan can cope well with extremism if provided with drone technology; therefore, the US should deliver this technology to the country, he said adding the US drone attacks pose a threat to security and sovereignty of Pakistan. He urged the US not to quit Afghanistan until the mission is completed.The FM Qureshi said the elimination of the terrorism is in the interest of both India and Pakistan.

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