ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi attended the 17th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Member States of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Qureshi has rejected the pressure tactics used by US administration over Afghanistan against Pakistan.
Pakistan foreign minister categorically denied it it would succumb to US strong arm tactics in any way.
On the October 13 meeting between the Afghan Taliban and US officials in Qatar, he said Islamabad welcomes important actors coming to the negotiating table.
Qureshi reaffirmed Islamabad’s longstanding position that dialogue, and not the use of force, is the only way forward in the Afghan peace process.
He, however, said that this process must be spearheaded by Kabul through political means.
The foreign minister highlighted that Washington as well as other important stakeholders had come to the same conclusion after exploring possibilities of initiating a peace and reconciliation process.
He ensured that Islamabad would extend its full support towards the peace efforts, adding,”it is among Pakistan’s top foreign policy objectives to witness peace in Afghanistan”.