Times of Islamabad

Pakistan FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi breaks silence over the role Islamabad played in the historic Afghanistan peace deal

Pakistan FM Shah Mehmood Qureshi breaks silence over the role Islamabad played in the historic Afghanistan peace deal

ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Pakistan’ssincere efforts for peace and stability in Afghanistan has borne fruit.

In a statement, he expressed the confidence that the Afghan peace processwill move forward.

The Foreign Minister said following the peace deal between the UnitedStates and the Taliban on 29th of this month, an effort will be made tomove towards the intra afghan dialogue.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi noted that it was not an easy task to bring theTaliban to the table of negotiations and woo the United States to restartthe Afghan peace process.

He said it is a matter of satisfaction that both sides have now firmed upthe peace deal.

He said the deal will be signed in the presence of Pakistan as it was notpossible to take forward the matters without it.

The Foreign Minister said the entire world including the United States isappreciating Pakistan’s role. He, however, warned that we will have to bemindful of the spoilers.