The United States should give Pakistan the attention it deserves: FM Qureshi

• Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi talks about U.S.-Pakistan relations in the context of Afghanistan Gonow Pakistan.
• FM Qureshi said that there is nothing to worry about not receiving a call from the United States.
• The foreign minister believes that Pakistan and the United States want the same things.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi believes that the United States should give Pakistan the attention it deserves.

Although the United States sought Pakistan’s help to stop the Taliban’s offensive while the U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, U.S. President Joe Biden has not yet spoken with Prime Minister Imran Khan on the matter.

But Qureshi doesn’t think Pakistan should worry about not receiving the call. Qureshi said that if the United States said it would disengage from Pakistan, it would also put them at a disadvantage. Geographic News program Geography of Pakistan.

He said that people have the impression of tensions between Pakistan and the United States.

The foreign minister believes that Pakistan and the United States want the same things.

“The United States wants stability in Afghanistan, and we also want it. The United States says there is no military solution in Afghanistan, and we say the same. They say that a solution should be found through comprehensive negotiations, and we also say the same,” Qureshi explained.

“Let the Taliban and the Afghan rulers sit together to determine their future,” he said, adding that Pakistan is doing its best to convince the Taliban.

He said that everything Pakistan has done is for its own security and survival, as well as peace and stability.

FM also talked about the Kashmir issue, saying that the Indian government used the Kashmir issue for its domestic politics.

“India cannot win the hearts of Kashmiris,” he said.

The President of the United States not calling the Prime Minister of Pakistan is beyond my understanding: Moeed Yusuf

A day ago, Pakistan’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf said that Washington’s lack of initiative to interact with Islamabad was beyond his understanding.

“The President of the United States has not spoken with the prime minister of such an important country. The United States itself believes that this country has succeeded or failed under certain circumstances, and in certain respects, in Afghanistan — it is difficult for us to understand this signal. Right?” Yusuf told Financial Times In an interview at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington.

“We are told every time… [the phone call] Will happen, this is technical or other reasons. But frankly, people don’t believe it. “

Yusuf expressed dissatisfaction with the cold reception in Washington. He said: “If a phone call is a concession, if the security relationship is a concession, Pakistan has a choice.”

In response to the US National Security Agency’s complaint, a senior official in the Biden administration clarified: “There are still some world leaders, President Biden who has not been able to talk in person. He looks forward to talking with Prime Minister Khan in due course.”

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As the US military is withdrawing from Afghanistan, Yusuf is currently discussing the issue of Afghanistan in Washington. He is a member of the delegation including the Director of the Intelligence Service of Pakistan’s Armed Forces.

“Let me be straightforward, if the Prime Minister did not instruct me and the delegation to come here, we would not be here,” Yusuf said.

NSA Moeed discusses peace issues in Afghanistan with American counterparts

On July 30, Yusuf discussed the current situation in Afghanistan with his American counterpart Jack Sullivan and emphasized the urgent need to reduce violence in the country.

After the meeting, he wrote on Twitter: “Today we had an active follow-up meeting with NSA @JakeSullivan46 in Washington. Summarized the progress made since the Geneva meeting and discussed bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest.”

He also said that they agreed to maintain the momentum of Pakistan-US bilateral cooperation.

US officials also went to the Weibo website to issue a statement on the meeting. “We discussed the urgent need to reduce violence in Afghanistan and negotiate a political settlement of the conflict,” he said.

No phone does not mean bad relations between the U.S. and Pakistan: U.S. diplomats

On July 30, Zed Tarar, a spokesperson for the U.S. Office of International Media Engagement in London, said that the failure of the U.S. President to call the Prime Minister of Pakistan in more than six months does not mean that U.S.-Pakistan relations are not functioning well. .

“Officials of the two governments are in regular contact with each other as usual, and cooperate at all levels. I don’t want to discuss the logistics of telephone matters. Just a few days ago, as a gesture of goodwill, the United States provided Pakistan with 3 million doses of vaccines. “Talal said when interacting with Pakistani media.

The diplomat said that US-Pakistan relations are based on “mutual respect” and the two countries have “old friends.” He said that it is action to speak, and this is reflected in the relations between the two countries.

The U.S. really messed up in Afghanistan: Imran Khan

“I think the United States really messed up things in Afghanistan,” Khan pointed out in an appearance. PBS news hour, An American news program that aired recently.

Imran Khan said that there is no military solution to the Afghan issue, but the United States has been trying to “find a military solution in Afghanistan, but it has never been.”

“People like me who always say there is no military solution, they understand the history of Afghanistan, and we are called-people like me are called anti-American. I’m called Taliban Khan.”

The Prime Minister said that when Americans have a large military presence in Afghanistan, they should seek a political settlement with the Taliban. However, now that most of the United States and allied forces have withdrawn from the country, the Taliban believe this is their victory and are not in the mood to reconcile.

“But once they reduced the army to only 10,000, then, when they gave a withdrawal date, the Taliban thought they had won. Therefore, it is now difficult for them to compromise,” he told the show host Judy Woodruff.

Taliban announces targeting Afghan government officials

The Taliban announced more attacks on government officials on Wednesday. A day ago, Afghan Defense Minister Bismillah Mohammadi escaped an attack in Kabul.

Afghan and US forces have stepped up airstrikes against insurgents, and the Taliban said on Wednesday that the Kabul raid was their response.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement on social media: “This attack is the beginning of a retaliation against the circles and leaders of the Kabul government who ordered attacks and bombings in different parts of the country.”

This is a major escalation of the Taliban. Since the beginning of negotiations with the United States on the issue of troop withdrawal, the Taliban have basically not launched large-scale attacks in the capital.