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Pakistan warns Turkey: Don’t make our mistakes

The chairman of the Pakistani Senate's Defense Committee has cautioned that Turkey is repeating in Syria Pakistan's missteps in Afghanistan.

Men ride a motorcycle past giant portraits of (L-R) Pakistan's President Mamnoon Hussain,Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, and Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, displayed along a road in Islamabad February 17, 2015. Davutoglu is in Pakistan on a two-day visit until February 18. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) - RTR4PVJ2
Men ride a motorcycle past giant portraits of (L-R) Pakistan's President Mamnoon Hussain, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, displayed along a road in Islamabad during Davutoglu's visit to Pakistan, Feb. 17, 2015. — REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood

The armed uprising in Syria, with the goal of changing the regime, has given birth to organizations that are threatening the entire population of the region, but Turkey is continuing on its way in total disregard for the perils of "Pakistanization."

As Turkey was discussing the training and equipping of Syrian opposition militants in Turkey, Pakistan recalled its own painful experiences.

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