Friday, 29 March 2024, 03:30:58 am

The interests of Pakistan lie in a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan

Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Asif Yasin Malik (Defense Analyst): Pakistan stands vindicated on issue of Afghanistan and has always supported Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process. The interests of Pakistan lie in a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan. The inter-connectivity and inter-dependency has increased in the last few decades. It is a fact that regional dynamics is much more important than that of global one. The South Asian region comprises almost one third of world's population and peace and prosperity in South Asia has great bearing on world affairs. Pakistan is an important country of South Asia and has played a vital role in UN peacekeeping missions across the globe. In fact some years back, Pakistan was among the largest contributors in UN peacekeeping missions. It is unfortunate that United Nations has lost its credibility to some extent and is no more a decision making forum. Rather, it has become a debating club of world powers. Five permanent members through this forum want to run the world as per their will. However, PM Imran Khan raised some important issues at this forum including Islamophobia that got the world's attention. India considers itself as a big power but its humiliation by the hands of Chinese forces at Laddakh region has put it back on its place.