ISLAMABAD: National Security Advisor (NSA) Moeed Yusuf has urged the international community to stay engaged with the Afghanistan leadership to avert the risks of security vacuum.
Talking to foreign journalists along with Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, he said if the Western capitals repeated the 1990s mistake and abandoned Afghanistan, it would create a security vacuum that would lead to spread of terrorism in the region.
“An inclusive government with a moderate governance model is the only way forward for peace in Afghanistan,” he reiterated, urging the world for coordinated effort for durable stability in neighbouring country.
He also pointed out Pakistan’s sacrifices in the war against terrorism, saying that the country always supported a political solution to the war-torn country’s conflict.
“Pakistan is no longer in a position to accept Afghan refugees as it currently hosts about 3.5 million,” he said, adding, “We have completed the fencing of ninety-seven percent of our border with Afghanistan.”
Moeed Yusuf further said Pakistan would continue facilitation for evacuation of foreigners from Afghanistan. “We have so far evacuated over eight thousand people; and of them, less than nine hundred were Pakistanis,” he highlighted.
Meanwhile, Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry said Pakistan was playing an important and responsible role for peace and stability in Afghanistan.
He said the people of Afghanistan themselves would form the government, and Pakistan would continue its efforts for a peaceful Afghanistan. “The role of Pakistan’s Embassy in Kabul is being appreciated all over the world, including by the international media,” he added.
