Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that there is no military solution to the Afghan problem, we have to move towards a political settlement, Pakistan is ready to participate in the global peace efforts, Pakistan can be a reliable mediator in the current situation, sudden withdrawal The decision was made without our opinion, the blame for Pakistan should be stopped.
In an interview to foreign media, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the situation in Afghanistan is changing rapidly. Well, we handled about 2 million IDPs, the world may have forgotten that we have been hosting more than 3 million Afghan refugees while Pakistan is not responsible for 9/11.
"When the US launched its operation in Afghanistan, we were not consulted, we had to hesitate to keep our region and our people safe, our precious lives were lost and we were reprimanded by Dow Moore," he said. When we sincerely tried to contact the international community, we were viewed with suspicion, various questions were raised, we kept telling the world that the government that has been imposed on Afghanistan has political support. No, there is a cycle of corruption and failed governance, but no one has listened to us. Despite these circumstances, we want to partner in peace efforts. Our conciliatory role in the Afghan peace process has been appreciated globally. went .
The Foreign Minister said that when Ashraf Ghani was being listened to in Doha for a year, was Pakistan the biggest obstacle in the Jobin-Afghan talks? Is Pakistan also responsible for it? Absolutely not. But the sudden evacuation was decided without our opinion. Now the challenge facing the international community is the safe evacuation of their citizens from Kabul. We are also playing a positive and constructive role in this regard. He said that our ships are assisting in the evacuation of citizens of different countries from Kabul, our embassy in Kabul is constantly active day and night and is helping the people, it is a pity that our role was not appreciated.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that Pakistan's name was not even included in the list of countries that are assisting in the evacuation, should it be considered a mere mistake? Don't blame Pakistan at all, Ashraf Ghani in Tashkent alleged that 10,000 people have been sent to Afghanistan by Pakistan which is causing the situation to deteriorate, I was shocked to hear such irresponsible statement ۔
He said the question arises that they had 300,000 trained force, they had modern equipment but if they did not have the courage to fight, is Pakistan also responsible for it? Forty-five percent of the territory was under Taliban control even before the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, with Ashraf Ghani's government and its administration, as far as Kabul and a few urban areas. Limited, Pakistan is part of the global peace efforts in Afghanistan, we are in contact with all Afghan leaders.
"A few days ago at the Foreign Ministry, I met with the leaders of the former Northern Alliance who are not pro-Taliban. We are contacting all these leaders because we want peace in Afghanistan, not us," Qureshi said. We want the mistakes of the 1990s to be repeated, peace in Afghanistan, it is in our interest to promote regional ties, we want a united government in Afghanistan where human rights are respected, the recent revelations by the Taliban The statements are encouraging which shows a new way of thinking, we should encourage the moderate class, there is no military solution to the Afghan problem so we have to move towards a political settlement, stop blaming Pakistan. Pakistan is ready to participate in the global peace efforts. Pakistan can be a reliable mediator in the current situation.
