Interestingly, a day earlier the foreign minister apparently exonerated the Afghan Taliban of their role when he termed the Chitral attack an "isolated incident" and noted that it was not "sanctioned" by the Afghan Taliban government. Foreign Minister Jilani said the Afghan government must not allow its soil to be used by banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or any other group. The Foreign Minister said the SIFC meeting was briefed about Pakistan's the foreign policy. Jilani said that Pakistan also enjoys good relations with Saudi Arabia, Middle East, GCC, South Asian and Central Asian countries. The foreign minister said “steps are being taken to solve the problems of international investors”.

Source: The Express Tribune September 10, 2023 11:21 UTC