Afghanistan Peace Process Is Shared Obligation of All Stakeholders: Pak FM Qureshi
The Afghanistan peace process is the shared obligation of all stakeholders and one country alone cannot take responsibility for any negative outcome, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Monday, as he rejected the country's closeness with the Taliban militants.
Islamabad, Jun 14: The Afghanistan peace process is the shared obligation of all stakeholders and one country alone cannot take responsibility for any negative outcome, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Monday, as he rejected the country's closeness with the Taliban militants.
US President Joe Biden in April announced that all American troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11 this year. A similar troop-pullout was announced by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, giving way to speculation that the Taliban and other armed factions could fill the power vacuum in the region. Afghanistan: 111 Taliban Militants Killed in Past 24 Hours, Says Ministry of Interior.
Speaking at the inaugural Pakistan-Afghanistan Bilateral Dialogue in Islamabad on Monday, Qureshi said Afghan officials often resorted to blaming Pakistan for their own failures. He hoped the same would not happen during the upcoming visit of Afghan leaders to the US, led by President Ashraf Ghani. Afghanistan Forces Kill 28 Taliban Terrorists in Uruzgan, Kandahar Provinces.
'I wish them luck and a good visit but let me spell it down in advance. If the objective of going to Washington is starting a new blame game and holding Pakistan responsible for all the ills and the lack of progress in the peace process in Afghanistan, then it will not help,' he said. Pakistan-China Ties Growing Deeper and Stronger Day by Day, Says Pakistan PM Imran Khan.
Qureshi said Pakistan has suffered because of terrorism. "I, as the elected representative of Pakistan, do not want to see 'Talibanisation' of Pakistan. How can I be more clear than that?" said Qureshi. Pakistan Rejects Broadcasting Deal for Series Against England With Indian Firms.
'There is a general buzz that we are advocates of the Taliban. I am not and I don't represent them, I represent Pakistan. Taliban are Afghans,' said. Qureshi said there was no military solution to the Afghan conflict and the most advanced armies and weapons could not bring peace by force.