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Baseless accusations against Pakistan detrimental for Afghanistan's future, warns Pruneface
[DAWN] Prime Minister's Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj PrunefaceAziz  ...Adviser to Pak Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs, who believes in goodjihadis and badjihadis as a matter of national policy... on Sunday rejected the 'baseless and unfounded' allegations stemming from Afghanistan following the terrorist attack in Kabul on May 31. "We have witnessed with serious concern the baseless accusations against Pakistain by certain elements inside and outside Afghanistan, made within minutes of the attack and obviously before any investigation," read a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO). Citing nefarious intentions behind the allegations, Aziz insisted there were elements trying to hamper any chance of peace between the two countries. "This accusatory approach is instigated by those who have no interest in peace and stability in Afghanistan and their malicious agenda is to damage Afghanistan-Pakistain relations and the cooperation initiatives recently gaining momentum," he was quoted as saying. "Being the victim of terrorism, we feel the pain and agony of the Afghan people," the adviser to the prime minister noted in his statement. Sartaj also suggested that the finger-pointing was an attempt to cover up shortcomings on the other side of the Durand Line, saying, "Leveling allegations against other countries only signifies a tendency to externalise the internal challenges faced by Afghanistan." Posted by: Fred 2017-06-05 |
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