Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has urged international community and donor organizations to come forward for reconstruction and development of Afghanistan.

Speaking at a handover ceremony of humanitarian aid for Afghan people in Peshawar today (Friday), he also called for the release of frozen funds for Afghanistan by the donor organizations to avoid human tragedy in the country.

Asad Qaiser said the government and people of Pakistan stand by Afghanistan in its struggle for peace, prosperity and development.

Speaking on the occasion, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shah Farman urged philanthropist organizations and people to help the war-torn Afghanistan in its rehabilitation.

Afghan Consul General in Peshawar Najeeb Ahmed Zai who was also present on the occasion, thanked the government of Pakistan and donor organization for helping the Afghan people in this hour of need.

He said the friendly and brotherly relations between the two countries will further augment with the passage of time.