Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the Afghan Taliban would counter ISIS in Afghanistan. While speaking to a press conference, Qureshi added that peace in Afghanistan was necessary for regional peace. Afghan Taliban, Kabul Regime and Iran don’t want ISIS to infiltrate their borders, he added.
Foreign Minister further said that Pakistan is consulting Afghanistan for permanent peace which is necessary for the development and prosperity of the war-torn country. He said that stability of the region is only possible in a peaceful environment and it will be collectively beneficial for the region.
He also talked about the future of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor that some people were conspiring against the project and the recent attack on Chinese Engineers was also a part of that conspiracy. No one can harm CPEC despite conspiracies, he affirmed.
He further told the media that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is taking substantial measures for the establishment of South Punjab Province.