RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Babar Iftikhar on Saturday said that war is not the solution to Afghan issue, if there is a civil war in Afghanistan then its spill over can come to Pakistan.
Speaking to a private television channel on Saturday, he said that Pakistan will not allow its land to be used against anyone, adding that the civil war in Afghanistan won’t benefit anyone.
Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar said there are many aspects of Afghan peace process. He said Pakistan sincerely tried to advance the peace process, adding that Pakistan s role in advancing the peace process remained key. “It is up to the Afghan people to decide how to proceed,” he said and added Pakistan has been a facilitator in the peace process.
“We have been and will continue to work for peace and some news were also coming from Afghanistan that the Taliban are advancing at a fast pace and the US Army has left Afghanistan up to great extent.,” he said.
The DG ISPR went on to say that the United States has spent a lot of money on training the Afghan army and it is yet to be seen how the Afghan National Army will face and counter the ongoing situation. He said the Afghan army’s progress at the moment is not significant as so far, the Taliban have made significant progress.
