By Zulfiqar Ali in dawn, Jan 4, 2026
PESHAWAR: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, has called upon Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to take parliament into confidence about the army chief`s visit to Afghanistan on Dec 27.
Speaking at a press conference at the party`s secretariat on Sunday, he said the prime minister should explain whether or not Gen Raheel Sharif had proceeded to Kabul with his permission.
`I am sure that such high-level talks can`t take place without the prime minister`s consent,` the JUI-F chief said when informed that federal ministers had expressed their ignorance in the Senate about the outcome of Gen Raheel`s meetings in Kabul.
The army chief held talks with the Afghan leadership and reportedly offered Pakistan`s role in ending insurgencyin thatcountry.
Maulana Fazl said if Pakistan could play a role in reconciliation, the Afghan government should take advantage of it and come up with a positive response. It was a very positive approach by Pakistan for bringing peace to Afghanistan, he added.
He said tension between Pakistan and India had eased after Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s visit to Lahore last month. He said parliament should hold a candid debate onPESHAWAR: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the chief of his own faction of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, has called upon Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to take parliament into confidence about the army chief`s visit to Afghanistan on Dec 27.
Speaking at a press conference at the party`s secretariat on Sunday, he said the prime minister should explain whether or not Gen Raheel Sharif had proceeded to Kabul with his permission.
`I am sure that such high-level talks can`t take place without the prime minister`s consent,` the JUI-F chief said when informed that federal ministers had expressed their ignorance in the Senate about the outcome of Gen Raheel`s meetings in Kabul.
The army chief held talks with the Afghan leadership and reportedly offered Pakistan`s role in ending insurgencyin thatcountry.
Maulana Fazl said if Pakistan could play a role in reconciliation, the Afghan government should take advantage of it and come up with a positive response. It was a very positive approach by Pakistan for bringing peace to Afghanistan, he added.
He said tension between Pakistan and India had eased after Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s visit to Lahore last month. He said parliament should hold a candid debate onthe country`s relations with Afghanistan and India.
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