Pak clarifies Qureshi’s remarks on IS; says it has ‘no favourites’ in Afghanistan
The Hindu
Last week, Pakistan PM Imran Khan had said that the Pakistan government is not a spokesperson for the Taliban and Islamabad cannot be held responsible for the actions of the insurgent group in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of soldiers from the US and its allies.
Pakistan on Monday clarified that it favoured no particular side in war-torn Afghanistan and said Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s recent comments on the Islamic State (IS) and Afghan Taliban were being “misconstrued”. Mr. Qureshi, during a press conference in Multan on Saturday, was asked about reports of IS militants moving into Afghanistan. “If they’re moving in from Iraq or Syria then whose responsibility is it to check them? The Afghan government’s…Who has to keep a watch on them and monitor them? The Afghan rulers and government have to. I hope they won’t neglect their responsibility,” he had replied.
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