With more supporting voices, Pakistan’s stance on Afghanistan situation getting recognition: Qureshi

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Saturday said that with the world joining its voice, Pakistan’s stance on the prevailing situation in Afghanistan was growingly getting recognition.

He was talking to media at the Parliament House after examining the arrangements for the 17th Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) set to take place on Sunday.

He said from the very first day, Pakistan told the world about the looming humanitarian crisis and that the situation could also lead to an economic collapse if the banking system remained dysfunctional for long.

He said the economic collapse of Afghanistan would not only impact the immediate neighbors or region but the world in form of exodus of refugees as well as terrorism.

He said objective behind hosting the moot was to attract the world attention towards the food shortage, plight of the children, and the financial difficulties in the war-torn country.

“Today, the world seems to be getting convinced on this. Around 11 NATO commanders who had served in Afghanistan are also pointing toward this. The ambassadors who served in Kabul and are fully cognizant of the ground realities have written in their Op-ed asking the Biden administration to review its policy,” he said.

The foreign minister, who earlier examined the committee rooms for meetings of the delegates as well as the bilateral meetings, besides the arrangements to receive the dignitaries, told media that the envoys had urged the US administration to think of the people of Afghanistan for whose welfare, the US had made huge investment.

He said Pakistan had been calling the world not to show any indifference and many voices were joining it including from the European Union.