ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Friday held separate meetings with Ambassador of Japan Takashi Kurai and High Commissioner of Australia Margaret Adamson to discuss bilateral relations and mutual cooperation.
According to the ministry, the envoys condemned tragic incident of Quetta and expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives.
Takashi Kurai said that Japan valued the sacrifices of people of Pakistan and law enforcement and security institutions in the ongoing war against terrorism and appreciated the efforts of Pakistan for peace in the region.
Nisar said there was need for more steps and efforts to put in place an effective system for sharing of intelligence between Pakistan and Japan and for building capacity of personnel of law enforcement institutions.
He acknowledged the selfless assistance and cooperation always extended by Japan to Pakistan. Talking with the Australian high commissioner, Nisar said that Pakistan gave extreme importance to its friendly relations with Australia.
He said that both the countries need to benefit from each other’s experiences for steps in connection with anti-narcotics, stopping of human smuggling, effective border management and capacity building of civil institutions.
