20 Apr 2021 - 08:21
KABUL (Pajhwok): Violence could spike in Afghanistan if the peace process stays stalled, Pakistan fears, urging the Taliban to stay engaged.
With Kabul-Taliban negotiations deadlocked, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi warned Afghanistan might slide into civil war.
In an interview on Monday, Qureshi called for the Taliban to stay engaged in the peace push and rethink their decision to skip talks on Afghanistan’s future.
The rebel group announced its decision following President Joe Biden’s announcement to pull out all troops by Sept. 11 this year.
The withdrawal is later than the May 1 deadline set out by the Trump administration in the 2020 Doha peace pact with the Taliban.
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Coincidentally, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is already in the UAE.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Indian Minister of External Affairs, on Sunday.
During the meeting, held at the ministry s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Abdullah and Dr. Jaishankar discussed the historic relations between the UAE and India and ways to enhance cooperation, particularly in commercial and health fields.
They also discussed the latest Covid-19 developments, the two countries efforts to contain its repercussions, and the global efforts to provide vaccines to all countries.
Sheikh Abdullah emphasised the historic ties between the UAE and India and the continuous interest to develop and enhance bilateral cooperation in all domains, in a way that will fulfill the aspirations of their leaderships and benefit their people.
No meeting scheduled with Jaishankar in UAE: Pak FM
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No meeting scheduled with Jaishankar in UAE: Pak FM. Image Source: IANS News
Islamabad, April 19 : Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who is on a three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has ruled out backchannel talks with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar, who is also in the Gulf country. I am here for a bilateral visit and not an India-specific agenda. My agenda is UAE-Pakistan and not India-Pakistan, The Express Tribune quoted Qureshi as saying to reporters in Dubai on Sunday, a day after reaching the UAE, putting an end to speculations of a possible meeting with Jaishankar.