ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Thursday it believed that intra-Afghan dialogue can play a key role in making Afghan peace process result-oriented as it was equally important for all stakeholders to play their significant roles, according to the Foreign Office (FO).
Foreign Office spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal while addressing the weekly media briefing here said Pakistan has been facilitating Afghan peace process as a shared responsibility but it has not been part of the final rounds of a dialogue between the United States (US) and Taliban in Doha.
"There was no such thing as Doha Process," he said.
"Ongoing talks between the US and Taliban is a positive development and Pakistan hopes that this will lead to durable peace and stability in Afghanistan."
Faisal said Pak-India talks on Kartarpur corridor covered the technical-level discussions over its opertionalisation designs for hydrology, including passage of flood water.
To a question, he said authorities concerned are probing the Quetta blast and any involvement of external elements will be shared with the nation.
The spokesman said Pakistan has taken detailed measures to come out of the grey list of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and foreign ministry has worked hard on the issue.
He said Indian occupation forces during the so-called cordon-off and search operations in Indian-occupied Kashmir (IoK) have martyred four Kashmiris, including Shah Jahan Mir, Abid Hussain Wagay, 11th-grader Owais Ahmad Mir and a 13-year-old boy Sajjad Ahmad in Langate, Shopian and Poonch areas.
“We urge the international community to call upon India, by all possible means, to immediately halt the human rights atrocities in IoK and seek their help in resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute,” Faisal said.
Responding to a question regarding rumours of Chinese nationals allegedly trafficking Pakistani women to China, he said concerned authorities have investigated the matter but it is mere propaganda to sabotage the longstanding Pakistan-China relationship.
The spokesman informed that at the invitation of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay his first official visit to Iran on April 21 to 22.
"The visit will include a brief stop-over in Mashhad before arriving in Tehran for bilateral talks with the Iranian leadership," he said.
"Prime Minister will call on Iranian Supreme Leader Syed Ali Khamenei, besides holding detailed consultations with President Rouhani."
Faisal said the PM Khan will also visit China later this month from April 25 to 28, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the 2nd Belt and Road Forum in Beijing.
To another question regarding Masood Azhar, he said, "We have a very clear stance about Masood Azhar".
"Whatever decision is taken, it will be in the best national interest and not under any foreign pressure," the spokesman said.
He expressed grief over the death of a Pakistani tourist, who was visiting Turkey and lost his life in a tragic accident in Fethiye.
"Rescue operations have retrieved his body, which is being transferred to Istanbul and preparations are underway to repatriate it to Islamabad on Friday, depending on flight availability," Faisal informed.