24th Aug 2018 was an imperative day in the historical backdrop of Pakistan as recently elected Prime Minister, Imran Khan visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where Foreign Minister, Mr.Shah Mehmood Qureshi got him along with senior authorities of MOFA. Imran Khan observed the briefing about the current challenges and opportunities to the foreign policy of Pakistan. The PM was briefed about Kashmir issue and the ties with the neighboring nations uncommonly Iran, India, Afghanistan China, Saudi Arabia and the USA.
The PM said that Pakistan will try to avert any kind
of conflict with any of the nation. However, there will be no trade-off on national interest. We will
decidedly welcome any peace-building
venture from India. The Prime Minister,
additionally guided about the outside missions to assume an efficient working
for building a positive image of Pakistan.
After that Foreign Minister,
Shah Mehmood Qureshi addressed a press conference with quite bold gestures. Some of the key points of his press conference are
·
Pakistan will no more remain the ‘darling
of the west’
·
Peace and the stability in the region are vital
for us.
·
Pakistan will be represented effectively
on international forums and will try to make Pakistan
away from the blacklist.
·
The Foreign Minister declares phone call
of U.S Secretary of state ‘contrary to facts’
·
The Chinese Foreign Minister will visit
Pakistan on the 8th and 9th of September.
·
Visit of US Secretary of the State is also
expected in the next month.
In short, this
activity was a positive initiative in the stale waters of our foreign policy. The
vision of the Foreign Office about the foreign policy of Pakistan is the foremost requisite of Pakistan
for building peace and economic
development of the country. Hopefully,
PTI Govt will create better ties with the regional stakeholders that are the dire need
to make CPEC a real game changer for
both the countries i.e., China and Pakistan.
Umair
Raza
The writer is the executive editor of the Positive
Pakistan Magazine
May all dreams come true
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