Stability in Afghanistan is vital for Pakistan: Khar
Region needs an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned reconciliation process, where the Afghans define the contours, says Khar.
BERLIN:
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has reiterated that Pakistan, in its core national interest is irrevocably committed in achieving stability in Afghanistan through an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned reconciliation process.
Speaking at the “Changing Global Environment: Pakistan’s Perspective,” hosted by the German council on foreign relations in Berlin, Khar said that Afghans themselves need to define the contours of the reconciliation process. The program was attended by political, social, business and academic representatives of Germany.
Pakistan's foreign minister, on a three day official visit to Germany, dilated upon the Afghan situation, Pak-US relations and the various reforms introduced by the present government to strengthen democracy and the civil society in Pakistan. She emphasised that a stable and a peaceful Afghanistan was an absolute imperative for the prosperity of Pakistan.
Khar pointed out that Pakistan was not only looking after 2.5 million Afghan refugees but was also actively contributing towards reconstruction and rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan. She added that over 500,000 Afghan children were benefiting from Pakistan’s education system and that Afghan refugees were enjoying 2,000 fully funded scholarships in the country. She further pointed out that government hospitals in the country were providing free medical treatment to hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees.
Pakistan-US relations on the mend
Khar, who was brought in just as Pak-US ties went downhill after Osama bin Laden was found and killed in Abbottabad, announced that relations were finally back on track after the delay in apology on the Salala incident from the US government had greatly affected the working relationship between the two countries. She further said that NATO supply routes from Pakistan to Afghanistan had been reopened, resulting in a smooth flow of supplies.
The foreign minister pointed out that unilateral, counter-productive drone strikes were not only violating Pakistan’s security and sovereignty but were also against international law.
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has reiterated that Pakistan, in its core national interest is irrevocably committed in achieving stability in Afghanistan through an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned reconciliation process.
Speaking at the “Changing Global Environment: Pakistan’s Perspective,” hosted by the German council on foreign relations in Berlin, Khar said that Afghans themselves need to define the contours of the reconciliation process. The program was attended by political, social, business and academic representatives of Germany.
Pakistan's foreign minister, on a three day official visit to Germany, dilated upon the Afghan situation, Pak-US relations and the various reforms introduced by the present government to strengthen democracy and the civil society in Pakistan. She emphasised that a stable and a peaceful Afghanistan was an absolute imperative for the prosperity of Pakistan.
Khar pointed out that Pakistan was not only looking after 2.5 million Afghan refugees but was also actively contributing towards reconstruction and rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan. She added that over 500,000 Afghan children were benefiting from Pakistan’s education system and that Afghan refugees were enjoying 2,000 fully funded scholarships in the country. She further pointed out that government hospitals in the country were providing free medical treatment to hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees.
Pakistan-US relations on the mend
Khar, who was brought in just as Pak-US ties went downhill after Osama bin Laden was found and killed in Abbottabad, announced that relations were finally back on track after the delay in apology on the Salala incident from the US government had greatly affected the working relationship between the two countries. She further said that NATO supply routes from Pakistan to Afghanistan had been reopened, resulting in a smooth flow of supplies.
The foreign minister pointed out that unilateral, counter-productive drone strikes were not only violating Pakistan’s security and sovereignty but were also against international law.