ISLAMABAD — Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Monday that Pakistan always played a constructive role in Afghanistan, facilitated an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process and made economic and humanitarian efforts for the war-torn country.
“Our mission in Kabul is working tirelessly to issue visas, to evacuate diplomats, NGO workers, media personnel, etc,” the foreign minister wrote on his twitter handle.
About the latest situation in Afghanistan as the foreigners and locals scrambled frantically to leave Kabul airport, the foreign minister said it was unfortunate that Pakistan was once again denied the opportunity to speak at the United Nations Security Council meeting held over Afghanistan on Monday.
It is unfortunate that #Pakistan was denied the opportunity to speak at today’s UNSC meeting on Afghanistan once again. After Afghanistan, it is undeniably Pakistan that has been a victim of decades of this conflict.
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) August 16, 2021
“After Afghanistan, it is undeniably Pakistan that has been a victim of decades of this conflict,” he posted.
Pakistan continues to demonstrate a constructive role in 🇦🇫 including facilitating peace that is Afghan led and owned among many economic & humanitarian efforts. Our mission in Kabul is working tirelessly to issue visas, to evacuate diplomats, NGO workers, media personnel et al.
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) August 16, 2021
Qureshi also regretted that at this critical juncture in the destiny of Afghanistan, “India’s partisan and obstructionist actions, repeatedly politicising this multilateral platform whose raison detre is peace, speaks volumes of their intention for Afghanistan & the region.”
At this critical juncture in the destiny of Afghanistan, India’s partisan & obstructionist actions, repeatedly politicising this multilateral platform who’s raison dêtre is peace, speaks volumes of their intention for 🇦🇫 & the region. https://t.co/RpQKrydv3k
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) August 16, 2021
