ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has rejected remarks made by former Canadian ministerChris Alexander against Pakistan, saying his comments are based on a lackof understanding of the Afghan peace process and are utterly misleading andunfounded.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri condemned the‘unwarranted’ comments by the former Canadian Minister about Pakistan’srole in the Afghan peace process.
In a series of tweets, the MOFA spox wrote “We strongly condemn theunwarranted comments by former Canadian minister Chris Alexander, makingunfounded & misleading assertions about…Pakistan’s role in Afghan PeaceProcess. Such remarks betray a complete lack of understanding of the issueas well as ignorance of facts on ground.”
Chaudhri further added that Pakistan has taken up the matter with thegovernment of Canada. “The matter has been taken up with the Canadian side.We have urged the Canadian authorities to take steps to address thismotivated and malicious smear campaign.”
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Furthermore, FO also reiterated Pakistan’s policy on Afghanistan and saidthat international powers have begun to appreciate what Prime MinisterImran Khan had been saying for years that there is no military solution tothe conflict in Afghanistan and the need for an inclusive, broad-based, andcomprehensive political settlement, such gratuitous commentary isdeplorable, it concluded.
On Sunday, former minister of immigration, refugees, and citizenship ChrisAlexander shared a tweet saying: “Taliban fighters waiting to cross theborder from Pakistan to Afghanistan… anyone still denying that Pakistan isengaged in an ‘act of aggression’ against Afghanistan is complicit in proxywar & war crimes.”
