Durrani’s remarks bid to confuse public mind: MoFA

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has repudiated recent remarks of Pakistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan as far from true and an attempt to confuse public mind.

The threat that Asif Durrani feared stemming from Afghanistan was in fact the most probable thing to happen within Pakistan, MoFA warned.

According to the BBC, Pakistan’s special envoy told a gathering of diplomats in Islamabad that Afghanistan could witness a return of Taliban’s previous rule and something similar to 9/11 attacks.

In a statement, MoFA has called Durrani’s views about the economic and security situation in Afghanistan far from ground realities and spurned the remarks as an attempt at confusing the public mind.

The diplomat’s warning of possible threats from Afghanistan could  happen within Pakistan, the ministry added.

Afghanistan is a secure and stable country, using its own resources for self-sufficiency instead of relying on foreign debts and aid, according to MoFA.

The Afghan government had completely vanquished of Daesh on its soil, the ministry said, believing the threat could be fully banished  if the group’s hideouts on the other side of the Durand line were destroyed.

MoFA said: “We would once again like to say TTP is an internal issue for Pakistan, it must be addressed there. The government of Afghanistan has presented proofs of its good intentions, Pakistani authorities should take practical and logical measures for resolving the issue.”

Durrani must understand it is the duty of diplomats not to let provocative comments harm relations between the two countries, MoFA concluded.

aw/mud