MANCHESTER, February 8: Minister for Foreign Affairs (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that US asked help from Pakistan on behalf of neighbor country to Afghanistan, however, the country played an active role for peace.
Speaking to the journalists in Manchester, the minister said that Pakistan was fighting for peace in Afghanistan. “Pakistan is playing a crucial role in Afghanistan peace process. We have helped the neighbouring country in the past and will do so in the future as well,” he termed. FM Qureshi clarified that Pakistan would not act upon any other country’s policy. He said terrorism had inflicted humungous loss to the country. He further explained that Pakistan wanted peace in Afghanistan and was not in a hurry to repatriate Afghan refugees. The foreign minister said that Pakistan’s legal team would present its stance in Kulbhushan Jadhav case at International Court of Justice in The Hague on 19th of this month. He said Kulbhushan Jadhav has confessed involvement in subversive activities carried out in Pakistan.-Agencies
