FM Qureshi warns of escalation of humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Pakistan
FM Qureshi warns of escalation of humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that without immediate assistance to Afghanistan, the humanitarian crisis could escalate further and the economic catastrophe of the neighboring country would affect other countries as well, while the slightest negligence can affect the whole region.
Talking to media in Islamabad on Friday, he warned the world of looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and said that Pakistan being an immediate neighbour is concerned over the situation because it has an interest in peace and stability of Afghanistan.
The minister warned if the attention was not paid to avert the humanitarian crisis and economic collapse in Afghanistan, this will become the largest humanitarian crisis in the world and all the gains of the last twenty years will evaporate.
The international terrorist organizations will also take advantage of this situation and increase their footprints in Afghanistan, he said.
Qureshi said there is a possibility of peace and stability in Afghanistan after forty years and if this is missed, we should be prepared for a new exodus of refugees which will not only affect Pakistan, the neighbouring countries but also the whole world including the European countries.
He said Pakistan has transported relief goods to Afghanistan and stressed that mitigating the challenges faced by the Afghan people is a shared responsibility.
The foreign minister also stressed for rebooting the banking system of Afghanistan saying this will be the first big step towards the economic stability of the country. He pointed out that many Afghan nationals living abroad want to help their families back home by remitting the money.
