Pakistan severely affected by Afghan war: President Zardari

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari said Friday that Pakistan was severely affected by the Afghan war, adding that the three decade long war in Afghanistan could not establish peace.

Addressing the concluding session of the National Conference on Interfaith Harmony, President Zardari said he had been pleading with the international community that there was a need to adopt an approach of peace and reconciliation to tackle the menace of terrorism.

The president told those in attendance that there was a time when no one in Pakistan would consider becoming a suicide bomber as suicide was prohibited in Islam. According to the president, religion has been used as a weapon of war.