July 7, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary leader of the Pakistan people’s Party (PPP) in Senate and Chairperson Senate’s Foreign Affairs Committee Senator Sherry Rehman Tuesday said that Pakistan had the highest stakes in peace in Afghanistan, but the geo-politics of escalating violence next door indicates that peace may be much farther than imagined. “In this scenario, clear, focused policy-making at home will have far-reaching consequences for the security, stability and economic health of the country,” she said while speaking to the reporters on the rapidly evolving situation in Afghanistan. In her talk, Sherry Rehman said foreign policy cannot be predicated on mood-swing statements, or the personal likes or dislikes of any individual as it is pure statecraft which must reflect the institutional expression of state interests as well as the political will of the people of Pakistan. “Big decisions need big leaders who can sublimate their ego to public interests and institutional tradecraft, not just reach out to mass media via tweets and TV addresses,” she said.