Afghan government assures Pakistan of handing over Maulvi Faqir Muhammaed

ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan has assured Pakistan that it would hand over senior Pakistani Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Muhamamd who was arrested in the Nangarhar province, Foreign Office spokesman Muazzam Khan said Thursday.

During a weekly news briefing, Khan told reporters that Pakistan had submitted a request to the UAE government for the extradition of former OGRA chairman Tauqir Sadiq.

The Foreign Office spokesman added that despite US reservations, Pakistan was committed to the gas pipeline project with Iran as this was in the interest of the country.

Commenting on the transfer of Gwadar port to a Chinese company, Khan said this was an economic and trade agreement and no other country should have any concerns over it.