Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 07:41:17 pm

The recent visit of Pakistani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs to Afghanistan was very important

Najamuddin Shaikh (Former Ambassador): The recent visit of Pakistani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar was very important in the present context. Afghanistan is in a weaker position as it is solely dependent on Pakistan to connect to the world. Afghanistan has taken a path, unfortunately, that is very difficult to understand. We see that lately they have published a new map of Greater Afghanistan which includes large parts of present-day Pakistan. There is an upsurge in terrorist attacks in Pakistan orchestrated from Afghanistan. These unfriendly acts of Afghanistan will do no good for bilateral relations. Afghanistan is a multi-ethnic and multi-faith country and it needs a government representing all sides. We must be very careful as we share a long border to Afghanistan. In the meantime, we should continue providing assistance to Afghanistan and keep engaging them.