July 17, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Friday said Pakistan had a vital interest in a peaceful, stable, united and prosperous Afghanistan and would enable both countries to serve as a bridge connecting Central Asia and the Arabian Sea and beyond.
“There are numerous ‘shovel-ready’ projects awaiting peace in Afghanistan, such as the TAPI gas pipeline from Turkmenistan, the CASA-1000 electricity grid from Tajikistan and the railway connecting Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan,” he added.
The foreign minister was addressing through video-link the forum of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the third Charter organ of the United Nations - on its 75th anniversary.
RSS ideology an obstacle in Pak-India peace: PM Imran Khan asks why would Taliban listen to Pakistan at a time when they are seeing ‘victory’ after withdrawal of US troops Afghanistan must consider Pakistan a ‘partner of peace’ rather than blaming it for unrest
July 17, 2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday snubbed the Indian media, saying the Indian RSS ideology is the main hurdle in normalisation of ties between Pakistan and India.
The prime minister, who is in Tashkent to participate in a conference on ‘Central and South Asia Regional Connectivity, challenges and opportunities’, responded to the question by an Indian journalist, who sought Pakistan’s stance on talks with India.
July 17, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Friday said Pakistan had a vital interest in a peaceful, stable, united and prosperous Afghanistan and would enable both countries to serve as a bridge connecting Central Asia and the Arabian Sea and beyond.
“There are numerous ‘shovel-ready’ projects awaiting peace in Afghanistan, such as the TAPI gas pipeline from Turkmenistan, the CASA-1000 electricity grid from Tajikistan and the railway connecting Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan,” he added.
The foreign minister was addressing through video-link the forum of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the third Charter organ of the United Nations - on its 75th anniversary.
Pakistan, Afghanistan can serve as bridge connecting Central Asia, Arabian Sea: FM
July 17, 2021
Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi says Pakistan has a vital interest in a peaceful, stable, united and prosperous Afghanistan, as it would enable both countries to serve a bridge connecting Central Asia and the Arabian Sea and beyond.
The Foreign Minister was addressing through video-link the forum of Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the third Charter organ of the United Nations on its 75th anniversary.
He said there are numerous shovel-ready projects awaiting peace in Afghanistan, such as TAPI gas pipeline, CASA-1000 electricity grid from Tajikistan and the railway connecting Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of China s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), has been bringing socio-economic development for Pakistan and improving people s livelihood, said a Pakistani official.
A host of projects under the CPEC being implemented in Pakistan have been helping the country in generating employments, promoting socio-economic benefits for the locals, and lifting the poor masses out of poverty, Chairman of the CPEC Authority Asim Saleem Bajwa told Xinhua in an interview.
Expressing satisfaction at the pace of the work on the CPEC projects, Bajwa said that CPEC has entered the second phase after the successful completion of the first, which has filled the voids of energy and communication infrastructure in the country.