The National security Committee reaffirmed Pakistan’s resolve to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity and top civil military leadership agreed to project Pakistan’s stance on US Afghan policy issued by president Trump. While discussing the Trump Administration’s South Asia Strategy, the Committee underscored that as a responsible nuclear weapon state, Pakistan has in place a robust and credible command and control system which has been universally recognized and appreciated.Meeting agreed that Pakistan will continue to extend all possible cooperation to the international community for achieving the common objectives of peace and stability in Afghanistan and in the region. The forum rightly rejected the specific allegations and insinuations made against Pakistan.
It was observed that making scapegoate to Pakistan will not help in stabilizing Afghanistan. In fact, being its immediate neighbour, Pakistan has an abiding interest in peace and stability in Afghanistan.The committee observed that Pakistan had to manage the blowback of a protracted conflict in Afghanistan that resulted in deluge of refugees, flow of drugs and arms and more recently in the shape of terrorist safe havens in eastern Afghanistan from where anti-Pakistan terrorist groups continue to operate and launch attacks inside Pakistan. The fact remains that the complex issues and internal dynamics inside Afghanistan pose a grave challenge not only to Pakistan but to the broader region and the international community. Pakistan has also endorsed and supported all Afghan owned and Afghan led initiatives for peace. The committee stressed that instead of any financial or material assistance, there should be understanding and recognition of our efforts, contributions and sacrifice of thousands of Pakistanis and over 120 billion US dollars of economic losses.
The Committee stressed that India cannot be a net security provider in the South Asia region when it has conflictual relationships with all its neighbours and is pursuing a policy of destabilizing Pakistan from the east and the west. Trump’s tirade against Pakistan is being severely criticized in Pakistan and reportedly concerns were also raised by China, Russia, Germany and other states regarding United States’ new South Asia Policy. Top security huddle rejected US allegations on Pakistan and send a strong message to United States that Pakistan’s contributions in war against terrorism must be acknowledged. US new South Asia Policy is faulty and revolves around American interests only. We hope in coming days sanity will prevail and Untied States will review its policy and play positive role for the stability of the Afghanistan. Pakistan should proactively launch its diplomatic efforts to present its point of view at regional and international level.
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