Pakistan hopes the US will continue to urge Afghan leaders to seize this historic opportunity for peace
FO spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri. PHOTO: MOFA/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan on Thursday called for progress in the peace process before all foreign forces leave Afghanistan in a first formal reaction to President Joe Biden's announcement to end the longest foreign war in American history.
While the Biden administration said troops withdrawal cannot be conditioned based any more, Islamabad believes that drawdown has to be accompanied by progress in the peace process.
This means that Pakistan in so many words want the foreign forces to stay on till some tangible progress is made in the peace efforts.