When the Prime Minister was interviewed by RT, a Russian news channel, Prime Minister clamoured for the emergence of an all-inclusive government in Afghanistan to strengthen national unity and fabricate long drawn out stability in the war-ravaged country. He said that Pakistan is working with the bordering countries of Afghanistan to decide what efforts can be made so that the international community recognises the Afghan government.
The foremost step would be the formation of an all-inclusive government in Afghanistan, he emphasized. “ No doubt, Afghanistan is a diverse country, but the Taliban are a Pashtun movement and Pashtuns account for half of the population”. “Though, Tajiks, Uzbeks and Hazara are the ones with a large number”. He highlighted that nearly all the bordering countries of Afghanistan attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. At the moment Afghan issue needs to be immediately dealt with and is the main issue for the whole region.
Carrying on, he said, Afghanistan is standing at a significant junction and either stability would be its fate after wars of four decades, or either it will go in the wrong direction and
mayhem and enormous humane and refugee catastrophe will be generated and ultimately it will affect all bordering countries of Afghanistan. Moreover, he said that being part of the international community, Pakistan’s recognition of the Taliban government would be a noteworthy step.
THREAT OF TERRORISM FROM AFGHAN SOIL:
Representing Pakistan’s point of view, he said that threats of terrorism were an alarm from Afghanistan, where three terrorist groups were facilitated from Afghan soil to carry their terrorist activities in Pakistan.
Answering a question, he said that as if it was supposed Pakistan assisted the Afghan Taliban in opposition to the United States, then it would mean that Pakistan is more powerful than the US and all European countries combined, and Pakistan together with 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers carrying light weapons held victorious against an army of 300,000 troops.
Sadly, a propaganda movement was started against Pakistan, he argued “Propaganda begins to head off attention from the inability, corruption and poor governance by the previous Afghanistan government”.
The PM added that a large number of Afghan people considered the previous government a marionette (puppet) and the previous Afghan government was not respected by Afghan people.
ILLOGICAL PROPAGANDA:
Explaining the second component of propaganda was the Indian immense investment in the Afghan government of Ashraf Ghani.
India started with propaganda, but it was illogical adding that Pakistan constitutes $50 billion of the total budget for its 220 million people. He said how Pakistan assisted anyone in this war of resistance that triumphed upon America. “The US lobed in $2 trillion in this war in 2 decades. So all this is propaganda and illogical”.
He pondered how it ensued that 300,000 brave Afghan armies did not stand and fight and questioned whether Pakistan stopped them from fighting. He said that full-scale analysis should be made to find the reasons why an army of the fearless nation of the world surrendered its weapons without a fight.
Author: Amna Sheraz