Share:Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and the British foreign secretary on Sunday, have urged the advancing Taliban that violence in Afghanistan must end and human rights must be protected. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi received a call from Britain's Dominic Raab to discuss the rapidly evolving situation in Afghanistan. Both the diplomats shared their respective views on the situation in the war-torn country amid the lightning Taliban advances, said a Foreign Ministry statement. Reiterating Pakistan’s "steadfast" support for a peaceful settlement, FM Qureshi said the latest situation in Afghanistan required the international community’s consistent engagement with the Afghan leaders to ensure a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. Later, Raab tweeted he has shared his "deep concerns" about the future for Afghanistan with FM Qureshi.

Source: The Nation August 16, 2021 10:07 UTC