ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari on Tuesday hashit out at US State Department’s Special Representative for AfghanistanReconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad.
She hit out against Khalilzad for for his approach towards Islamabad.
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Mazari advised Khalilzad to bring a“less arrogant and hostile mindset” during his visit to Islamabad.
It is pertinent to note that the US diplomat arrived in the federal capitalearly morning to hold talks with Pakistan officials pertaining to theregional situation and further Trump administration’s peace andreconciliation process in Afghanistan.
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Khalilzad is scheduled to visit eight countries, including Afghanistan,Russia and the United Arab Emirates. In his October trip, the US specialenvoy held a series of meetings with the Pakistani leadership as part ofWashington’s renewed push to bring the Afghan Taliban on to the negotiatingtable.
Mazari also credited Prime Minister Imran Khan for promptly responding toUS President Donald Trump’s Twitter tirade. Referring to the letter byTrump seeking Pakistan’s help in Afghan peace talks, she claimed thepremier’s reply had ‘compelled Trump to do a reality check’.
