Islamabad: Amidst incidents of firing on Afghan forces from across Pakistan, visiting Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on April 22 urged Islamabad to crack down on remnants of Taleban militia and al-Qaida terrorists in the country but said the border clashes would not affect the friendly ties between the countries.

Asserting that the recent border clashes between Pakistan and Afghan forces have not had any serious repercussion on Pak-Afghan relations, Karsai hoped Pakistan, as a "brotherly" neighbour, would do everything to crackdown on extremist forces.

''Pakistan is a brother of ours... it will do all that helps Afghanistan attain high level of safety and security," said Karzai in a joint press conference with Pakistan Prime Minister Mir Zafaruliah Khan Jamali.

Karzai who arrived in Islamabad on April 22 on a two-day visit said during his talks with Jamali, he discussed the joint struggle against terrorism.

Both countries accorded extreme importance to fighting terrorism and its total defeat and elimination, he said, adding that such a course of action was in the interest of the safety and security of both nations.

Referring to reports that some of the Taleban officials were hiding in Pakistan, Karzai said that there were common Taleban who were Afghan and could live wherever they like including in Pakistan or Afghanistan.

But there were only few Taleban known for their crimes against Afghanistan and humanity, he said and hoped that Pakistan would continue to help to arrest them.

PTI