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Afghan Envoy Slams UN Policy Towards Pakistan

Mahmoud Saiqal, Afghanistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations, in an interview with TOLOnews said the UN Security Council (UNSC) is not ‘honest’ in coercing Pakistan to withdraw its support from terrorist groups.

The Afghan envoy said some members of the council do not agree even to mention Pakistan as a country that supports terrorists.

“When we name Pakistan, we see they (some UNSC members) are not agreed. There are individuals who use terrorist groups for their personal interests,” said Saiqal. 

Saiqal accused Pakistan of supporting terrorists groups. 

“Terrorist attacks on the Supreme Court, on the Shaheen Military Corps, on Military Hospital and insome other places showed that the attacks were masterminded on the other side of the Durand Line,” he said. 

Meanwhile, Mosharraf Zaidi, a well-known Pakistani columnist, said he suggests direct talks between Afghans and Pakistanis in order deescalate tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

“Two things that both countries are responsible for and both countries need to do a better job;one is that the leadership and elites of both countries need to take more responsibility for themselves. So Pakistani leaders have to stop blaming Afghans or other countries for the problems in Pakistan and they have to stop fighting themselves. We cannot have clear Pakistani positions until Pakistanis are united and it is the job of leaders to unite people not to divide people. Even more important than Pakistan, this applies also to Afghanistan,” he said.

Reports indicate that a number of U.S. officials have said the United States would increase drone attacks on terrorists camps in Pakistan. The officials have warned that Washington’s support to Islamabad woulddecrease Islamabad.

However, Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has said that Islamabad’s long-term ties with the United States is in the favor of the region.

“Nevertheless like to note that Pakistan attach is important to its relationship with the United States,which is long standing and encompasses cooperation in various fields.  We firmly believe that continued close cooperation between our two countries is critical for promoting peace,” said Nafees Zakaria, spokesman of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan recently said in a press conference.

Afghan Envoy Slams UN Policy Towards Pakistan

Afghanistan’s envoy in the United Nations, Mahmoud Saiqal said some members of the UN Security Council are not sincere in their anti-terror efforts.

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Mahmoud Saiqal, Afghanistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations, in an interview with TOLOnews said the UN Security Council (UNSC) is not ‘honest’ in coercing Pakistan to withdraw its support from terrorist groups.

The Afghan envoy said some members of the council do not agree even to mention Pakistan as a country that supports terrorists.

“When we name Pakistan, we see they (some UNSC members) are not agreed. There are individuals who use terrorist groups for their personal interests,” said Saiqal. 

Saiqal accused Pakistan of supporting terrorists groups. 

“Terrorist attacks on the Supreme Court, on the Shaheen Military Corps, on Military Hospital and insome other places showed that the attacks were masterminded on the other side of the Durand Line,” he said. 

Meanwhile, Mosharraf Zaidi, a well-known Pakistani columnist, said he suggests direct talks between Afghans and Pakistanis in order deescalate tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

“Two things that both countries are responsible for and both countries need to do a better job;one is that the leadership and elites of both countries need to take more responsibility for themselves. So Pakistani leaders have to stop blaming Afghans or other countries for the problems in Pakistan and they have to stop fighting themselves. We cannot have clear Pakistani positions until Pakistanis are united and it is the job of leaders to unite people not to divide people. Even more important than Pakistan, this applies also to Afghanistan,” he said.

Reports indicate that a number of U.S. officials have said the United States would increase drone attacks on terrorists camps in Pakistan. The officials have warned that Washington’s support to Islamabad woulddecrease Islamabad.

However, Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has said that Islamabad’s long-term ties with the United States is in the favor of the region.

“Nevertheless like to note that Pakistan attach is important to its relationship with the United States,which is long standing and encompasses cooperation in various fields.  We firmly believe that continued close cooperation between our two countries is critical for promoting peace,” said Nafees Zakaria, spokesman of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan recently said in a press conference.

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