This combination file photo shows Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt Gen Faiz Hameed (L) and National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf (R). DawnNewsTV/ISPR
WASHINGTON: Pakistan has a key role in a new US diplomatic offensive aimed at ensuring a peaceful transfer of power in Afghanistan, diplomatic sources told
Dawn on Friday.
As part of this offensive, National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Lt Gen Faiz Hameed are expected in Washington next week for talks with their American counterparts.
The effort includes visits by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to New Delhi and Kabul for talks aimed at formulating a regional response to the Afghan crisis, the sources said.
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Pakistan National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yusuf (left) and his American counterpart Jake Sullivan. APP/Reuters
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States have set the stage for a fresh impetus of their bilateral ties with pledges of greater engagement and economic cooperation.
The icebreaker between Islamabad and Washington took place on Sunday in Geneva where national security advisers Jake Sullivan of the US and Moeed Yusuf of Pakistan met and, according to a statement jointly issued by them, “agreed to advance practical cooperation”.
This was the first highest-level physical contact between the two countries since the Biden administration took office.
17 May 2021 - 10:33
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan has renewed its stout support for the Afghan peace process, calling for a negotiated settlement to the conflict.
Foreign Minister Qureshi reiterated Pakistan’s support for the Afghan peace push in a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“Achieving a peaceful political solution in Afghanistan was the shared responsibility of all Afghan parties and key international and regional stakeholders,” Qureshi stressed.
The Foreign Office said he underlined the importance of a responsible withdrawal of the US and NATO forces from Afghanistan
Qureshi noted that reduction in violence, a permanent ceasefire and securing an inclusive, broad-based and comprehensive political settlement were indispensable.
Pakistan wants broad-based partnership with US, Blinken told
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday emphasised the need for expanded bilateral ties and cooperation with the United States.
Talking to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken over phone, Mr Qureshi said Pakistan desires “a broad-based and comprehensive” partnership with America.
This was the second telephonic conversation between the two foreign ministers since Mr Blinken took office in January. Their first call on Jan 29 was overshadowed by the Supreme Court’s decision to release Omar Saeed Sheikh, who is accused of abducting and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl.
Productive call with Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi about progress on Pakistan’s counterterrorism commitments, continuing cooperation on Afghan peace, and supporting regional stability. I look forward to continuing to work together in partnership. Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) May 16, 2021
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