Former Indian ambassador to Iran Dinkar P Srivastava has questioned Asim Munir-led Pakistan’s military over its recent remarks invoking religious references while commenting on India-Afghanistan ties. He asked how Islamabad reconciles those statements with its own long-standing partnerships with the United States and China.
“Afghanistan was the only country that opposed Pakistan’s admission to the United Nations in 1947.
Responding to comments by Pakistan armed forces spokesperson lietenant general Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, who cited a Quranic verse to suggest that Muslims should not befriend non-believers (“kaafirs”), Srivastava said the interpretation raises questions about Pakistan’s own foreign policy. Srivastava said. They don’t understand what the Taliban stands for, what it wants, and what it represents,” Sikri said. Referring to the Taliban’s return to power, she said Pakistan has struggled to build a stable relationship with the current Afghan leadership despite its earlier engagement. And they should stop blaming India for their own failure, for their own inability to understand their neighbours,” she said. If you do so, then you are no longer among the Muslims,” Chaudhry had said.
“The Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) cited a verse from the Holy Quran to claim that those who maintain friendship with non-Muslims are not truly Muslims. This is his interpretation. How do you explain Pakistan’s friendship with the US and China? This opposition continued even after the overthrow of the monarchy. “They have no understanding of what is happening in their own neighbourhood. “Pakistan and Afghanistan need to talk among themselves. They need to agree among themselves. “Allah Almighty has made it very clear: do not take the non-believers (kaafirs) as your friends.
It was maintained by the Daoud Khan government, subsequently by the communist government, and today by the Taliban government,” he said.