India’s role is crucial for Afghan peace: Qureshi

islamabad — Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that India’s cooperation would be needed for bringing peace to war-torn Afghanistan.

Speaking in the National Assembly on Monday, the minister said: “Some meetings have taken place (among key stakeholders) for establishment of peace in Afghanistan. India also has stakes in Afghanistan and its cooperation will also be needed.”

The foreign minister said that according to Prime Minister Imran Khan, peace can’t be established in Afghanistan through military power.

“Today the United States, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Taleban also wanted a solution through dialogue,” Qureshi said.

Prime Minister Imran Khan had earlier reaffirmed Pakistan’s “abiding interest” in achieving lasting peace in Afghanistan during a meeting with United States special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad.

Qureshi also said that Pakistan was hopeful that India will review

Today the United States, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Taleban also wanted a solution through dialogue.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan Foreign Minister

its policy in Kashmir. The foreign minister said United States President Donald Trump, in a letter to prime minister Khan, had sought Islamabad’s help and asked to facilitate the peace process in Afghanistan, which he said Pakistan was already doing. — IANS, APP