Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari. — File Photo

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday evening telephoned Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and condemned the Sunday’s militant attacks on parliament building and embassies in Kabul and other parts of the country.

The president said that peace in Afghanistan was critical for peace in Pakistan and that Pakistan will support all Afghan led peace initiatives.

He said that the people and government of Pakistan will continue to stand by their Afghan brethren and such attacks will not deter us from pursuing our common objective of defeating militancy.

President Karzai thanked his Pakistani counterpart for the gesture.

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