Pakistan says the recent remarks made by Spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs are unfortunate and reflect a deliberate mischaracterization of the situation on the ground regarding recent developments in Pakistan-Afghanistan relations.This was stated by Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan, while replying to a question during his weekly media briefing in Islamabad on Friday. The Spokesperson said we have noted the remarks of the Spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, concerning recent developments in Pakistan-Afghanistan relations. He said the Indian negative role in destabilizing the entire region is well known. Shafqat Ali Khan said Pakistan’s actions were guided solely by considerations by its own security and undertaken in self-defence against unprovoked and destabilizing activities along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. He said such comments are obviously aimed at sabotaging the efforts currently underway to restore peace and normalcy. The Foreign Office Spokesperson said India is in no position to cast aspersions on others, giving its own well-documented record of involvement in acts of terrorism and extra-territorial assassinations in Pakistan and beyond. He said Indian claims of respecting Afghanistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity ring hollow in light of its persistent interference in the internal affairs of other countries. Replying another question, Shafqat Ali Khan said the regular diplomatic interactions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are ongoing and things are moving fast. He said Pakistan desires a peaceful, stable, friendly, inclusive, and prosperous Afghanistan. About Pakistan’s election to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan said Pakistan has been elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the term 2026-2028 with an overwhelming majority of 178 votes. He said this marks Pakistan’s sixth election to the Council since its establishment in 2006 and reflects the global community’s confidence in our commitment to human rights and consensus building. The Spokesperson said Pakistan will continue to spotlight human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine.
Pakistan Stresses Need for a Stable, Peaceful Afghanistan: Foreign Office
