The PML-N leadership had a consultative meeting on the Afghanistan situation today, which was Presided over by Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. In attendance were President PMLN Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi , Khawaja Asif, Ahsan Iqbal, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Pervaiz Rasheed, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Rana Tanveer, Syed Mushahid Hussian, Kh. Saad Rafique, Khurram Dastaghir, Rana sanuallah, Ameer Makaam Marriyum Aurangzeb and Attaullah Tarar.
PML-N recalled the efforts of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan during his three terms in office, when Pakistan maintained a relationship of mutual respect with alll its neighbors.
PML-N welcomes the dialogue process in Kabul between the Taliban and other stakeholders, and hopes that this dialogue will result in the formation of a broad-based government in Afghanistan. Achievement of a national consensus in Afghanistan will be a major step forward in bringing peace and reconciliation to the Afghan people.
PML-N respects the sovereignty of the Afghan people to determine their political future free from any foreign interference; neither can Afghan territory be used against its neighbours nor can any other country’s territory be used to undermine the sovereignity of Afghanistan and anticipates that the sovereignty of the people and the state of Pakistan shall be respected reciprocally.
PML-N expressed strong dismay that whereas the global community is actively engaged in deliberating the Afghanistan issue to evolve their own national policies in this regard, PTI government’s only priority is political victimisation and persecution of the Opposition while the Parliament remains under lock and key.
PML-N feels that peace, security, and stability between Pakistan and Afghanistan are linked and the two brotherly neighbours need to cooperate and trade with each other to build a prosperous future for their people and the region.
