Contact the Pakistani foreign minister on the global community To separate Afghanistan women’s human rights situation from its humanitarian and economic situation when dealing with Taliban administration.
“No one Thought it by starving people of Afghanistan We can achieve our goal of women, empowerment or any other goal,” Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari told Anadolu Agency in New York.
The return of the Taliban in August 2021 to powerfollowed by disturbance of international financial Help, she has left Afghanistan facing economic, humanitarian and human rights crisis, with women and disadvantaged girls of Many rights, including education.
Commentary of the United States and Western countries financial Assistance after the Taliban takeover of power. The Biden administration has frozen $7 billion in Central Afghan bank foreign reserves as part of Penalties against the hard-Line group.
I have developed many states forward Several conditions for Recognition of Taliban, incl protection of Rights of womenlineup of “comprehensive” governmentand Afghanistan has not become a haven for terrorism.
“If their banking channels would be so shutwill be their money shut off-you are not just punishment government in Afghanistan, you are being punished people of Afghanistan,” Zardari said.
Six million people in Afghanistan face Food insecurity at the emergency level amid shortages of Adequate humanitarian assistance due to lack of financing, according to the United Nations
Pakistan has repeatedly called for participation with Taliban and open the freeze of Afghan assets.
“The world Needs to learn lessons from last The time when the war ended and when world Disengage and wash their hands of And I forgot about Afghanistan and Afghanistan. He. She left us in “A very difficult situation,” he told the world’s troops had to go in All over again. So, participation is important.”
But Zardari also urged the Taliban live up On pledges they are made to me international community And theirs people.
“We can’t expect new government in Afghanistan to do in a year with the old government in Afghanistan can not do in 20 years old, he said, “to do this in one yeartime is a bit difficult. Even here, in United States, perhaps when a new government Come to Power, they haven’t been able to deliver on all of their promises in the first year. “
Kashmir dispute
Zardari also Encourage the United Nations to fulfill its obligations under international law l resolve Kashmir issuea long-running territorial dispute between India and Pakistan on for more of seven decades.
“it’s a up For the United Nations to fulfill its responsibility and obligation, restore faith in pluralism. And the in This establishment they won’t bully Indians government,” He said.
Relations between the two nuclear neighbors deteriorated further in 2019, when India scrapped an article of Its constitution which gave Kashmir valley special Case. This prompted Islamabad to reduce its diplomatic standing mission in New Delhi asked India follow suits.
India says the Kashmir dispute is an internal matter. But Islamabad confirms that normalization of links with New delhi linked to file review of 2019 decision and the ultimate Precision of dispute.
Turkish-Pakistani relations
In response to a question about the proposal of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif when he visited Turkey last November should join China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, calling it an important example of Economic cooperation in the region Which provides an amazing opportunity.
“We just don’t have it special Economic regions and opportunities for else countries industries for investment. But due to Pakistan locationThis will be logistical good for countries like Turkey and Central Asia countriesto be able to do so access Warm waters through Pakistan and then onwards for us to me access to Turkey “.
“It’s an opportunity. We all are.” facing Hard economic times- Whether it is Pakistan, whether it is Turkey, after COVID-19, follow ( start of the war in Ukraine) We are looking for various Ways to diversify our economies. So this is it one option,” he is added.
