Isolating Afghanistan would be disadvantageous for world: PM Imran Khan warns

Imran Khan Afghanistan Pakistan

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan has warned the international community that repeating the same mistake of isolating Afghanistan would be disadvantageous for the world.

According to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office, the Premier has expressed these views while chairing the second meeting of the Apex Committee on Afghanistan in Islamabad on Wednesday.

The statement further stated that PM Imran Khan has urged the international community to support the vulnerable people of Afghanistan. He vowed that Pakistan would support the Afghan people in every possible way to avert a humanitarian crisis.

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The Prime Minister also highlighted that Pakistan has already committed to immediate relief of in-kind humanitarian assistance worth Rs5 billion, which comprises food commodities including 50,000 metric tons of wheat, emergency medical supplies, winter shelters, and other supplies.

“Humanitarian organisations wishing to work from Pakistan to support efforts in Afghanistan should be facilitated and that Islamabad had already committed to being the air and land bridge for humanitarian support to Kabul,” PM added.

The meeting was also attended by the Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, Planning Minister Asad Umer, Advisor on Finance Shaukat Tarin, Advisor on Commerce Abdul Razaq Dawood, National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf, and senior civil and military officers.

It is to be mentioned here that the Ashraf Ghani-led government in Afghanistan was overthrown in mid-August. Since then, Afghanistan is facing a severe financial crunch, with their foreign assets frozen.

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