President Arif Alvi says Pakistan looks forward for a peaceful Afghanistan

President Arif Alvi says Pakistan looks forward for a peaceful Afghanistan.

He expressed these views in an exclusive interview with Turkish news channel TRT World.

He further underlined Pakistan as the biggest winner after peace returns to Afghanistan.

President Arif Alvi says Pakistan looks forward for a peaceful Afghanistan

While commenting on the current situation in Afghanistan, the President said the most important factor is that there are no big reports of violence.

President Alvi said the Afghan people probably welcomed the Taliban coming in.

He hoped the things will settle down fast and a peaceful government will be formed there.

The President said it had become fashion to blame Pakistan for happenings in Afghanistan. He said this blame game should go away now. The swift collapse in Afghanistan has proved that it is far beyond what role the other countries can play.

President Arif Alvi said Pakistan being a neighboring country hosted four million Afghan refugees. He said it was a matter of goodwill between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Responding to a question, the President said India has used the Afghan soil to perpetrate terrorism in Pakistan.

He mentioned the arrest of Kulbhushan Jadhav and the recent bombing in Lahore and said India has played the role of spoiler.

India

Urging India not to use any territory against Pakistan, he said we expect that the Afghan soil will no longer be used against us.

The President said both Pakistan and Turkey have identical views on a number of issues and they are on the same page regarding the Afghan situation.

He said we have centuries old relationship with Turkey. He said this is a very strong relationship.

Moreover, he said Pakistan supports Turkey on Northern Cyprus and Turkey supports Pakistan on Kashmir dispute.

Meanwhile, he also discussed the potential of cooperation in diverse sectors.

Turkish investors in Pakistan

The President said there are great opportunities for Turkish investors in Pakistan in the areas of Halal meat, agriculture, minerals etc.

When asked about relations with India, the President said Pakistan wants peace.

However, he voiced concerns over the situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

He further said Modi government wants to change the demography of the disputed territory.

He said we continue to apprise the world community about the Indian atrocities in the illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

The President said Modi government is also sowing seeds of discord within India with controversial steps including the new citizenship law.

GTV