MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi today (Sunday) reiterated that peaceful and stable Afghanistan was inevitable for peace in the region.
“Pakistan has always stated that there was no military solution to Afghanistan conflict and advocated for a political, negotiated settlement among Afghan leaderships,” the foreign minister said while addressing a ceremony in Multan.
However, he said, some elements were playing the role of spoilers to sabotage peace in the region. “We should remain highly vigilant on the elements who wanted to spoil regional peace,” he added.
The foreign minister also condemned the bid of demographic changes in the internationally recognized disputed areas, saying that Pakistan always honoured United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions for settlement of issues.
He also stressed the need to take more steps to tackle the rising trend of Islamophobia. “No one should be allowed to hurt sentiments of nearly two billion Muslims”, he said and also stressed unity among Muslim Ummah.
FM Qureshi remarked that terrorism was a great threat to society, adding that Pakistan’s armed forces and citizens rendered thousands of sacrifices. “Pakistan was the most affected country through the menace of the terrorism which was sponsored by India,” he pointed out.
The foreign minister stated that Pakistan actively pursued comprehensive national action plan to abolish scourge of terrorism. “Similarly, steps were also taken to discourage money laundering,” he added.
Qureshi also hailed South Punjab Multi-Stakeholders Working Group for maintaining and promoting a peaceful environment in south Punjab. He stated that everybody should perform positive role to project a soft image of the region.
On this occasion, federal parliamentary secretary on finance Zain Hussain Qureshi, Special Assistant to Punjab CM Javed Akhtar Ansari, provincial parliamentary secretary on human rights Mahinder Pal Singh also spoke and highlighted the importance of interfaith harmony.
