July 17, 2021
TASHKENT: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday asked Afghanistan to consider Pakistan as a “partner of peace” rather than blaming it for the ongoing unrest, which he said was the “outcome of using a military solution by the United States instead of a political one”.
“Blaming Pakistan for what is going on in Afghanistan is extremely unfair. Peace in Afghanistan is our foremost priority,” the prime minister said, in response to the speech of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the conference on “Central and South Asia Regional Connectivity, Challenges and Opportunities” held at Congress Centre.
Rejecting the assertions of President Ghani made against Pakistan for “not supporting peace”, the prime minister categorically stated that Pakistan did not want turmoil in its neighbourhood because peace was in its own interest.
Imran’s categorical reply to Ghani
By News Desk
TASHKENT: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday asked Afghanistan to consider Pakistan as a “partner of peace” rather than blaming it for the ongoing unrest, which he said was the “outcome of using a military solution by the United States instead of a political one”.
“Blaming Pakistan for what is going on in Afghanistan is extremely unfair. Peace in Afghanistan is our foremost priority,” the prime minister said, in response to the speech of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the conference on “Central and South Asia Regional Connectivity, Challenges and Opportunities” held at Congress Centre.
Imran says Afghan peace can be settled through Afghan-owned and led process, asks international community for support
PM Imran meeting EU representative. Photo: Radio Pakistan
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday called upon the European Union and the international community to support Pakistan in the rehabilitation of Afghan refugees.
The premier’s remarks came during a meeting with the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borell, on the sidelines of the Tashkent conference in Uzbekistan.
PM Imran highlighted Pakistan’s vital contributions to the Afghan peace process and intra-Afghan negotiations.
According to him, the conflict could only be settled through an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned political process in an effort to reach a comprehensive, negotiated political settlement.
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