Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Muhammad Faisal said at his weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday that Pakistan reaffirmed its support for peace and stability in Afghanistan and our role has been widely appreciated.
The US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said he had 'productive' meetings in the UAE with Afghan and international partners 'to promote intra-Afghan dialogue towards ending the conflict'.
Other attendees included officials from Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, which along with the Emirati hosts were the only other countries to recognise the Taliban rule during its five-year reign starting in 1996.
The Taliban has refused to meet directly with the Afghan government, viewing it as a puppet of the US.
Khalilzad tweeted that he met with Pakistani officials on Wednesday to brief them before travelling to meet Afghan leaders in Kabul.
Muhammad Faisal called upon India to allow the UN Military Observer Group on India and Pakistan to monitor the situation on Line of Control and Working Boundary.
He said Pakistan will continue with its moral, diplomatic and political support to the people of Kashmir and their just right to self-determination.
The Spokesman said Pakistan has also written letters to the Secretary Generals of the United Nations and OIC and a meeting of Contact Group on Kashmir will also be held soon.
To a question regarding demolishing of two mosques in Allahabad, India, the Spokesperson said India should respect the rights of minorities living there.
He said a conference of diplomats will be held in Islamabad on 27th of this month.
The spokesperson also refuted the foreign media news sensitizing the issue of Pakistani women in China.
He said there are forty four women out of which six have been repatriated to Pakistan, three are under investigation, 23 are free and are living in Xinjiang and eight are voluntarily undergoing training in China.
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Islamabad, Dec 20, IRNA – Pakistan says it has played its role in talks between Taliban and the United States in the United Arab Emirates, as part of shared responsibility.
