Islamabad: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that movement across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border should be visa-free.
In a press conference held in Islamabad, the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, said that people who want to enter Pakistan from Afghanistan must have an Afghan visa and passport. He said that border movement between Pakistan and Afghanistan should be done according to visa rules.
A spokesman said yesterday that Pakistan had been elected a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. He emphasized that Pakistan’s laws guarantee human rights and, in response to reactions from other governments, said Pakistan was serious about implementing the Constitution.
The Foreign Office has also sought responsibility for human rights abuses in India’s illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) where more than 7,000 Kashmiris have died under the rule of Indian forces over the past three decades.
Buluch also reported the death of a Kashmiri in the Pulwama district police station of Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), India.
As a member of the UN Security Council, Pakistan will promote the peaceful settlement of disputes, confront unilateral forces, fight all forms of terrorism, support UN peacekeeping efforts, promote democracy, transparency and accountability, he said.
In addition, Buluch said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is on an official visit to China. After discussions at the delegation level, 23 memorandums of understanding were signed. Security issues for Chinese citizens in Pakistan were also discussed in the meeting. The Prime Minister also attended a business conference in Shenzhen.
In addition, the FO spokesperson condemned the Israeli forces’ bombing of a UN-run Palestinian refugee school.
“This attack is another in a series of attacks against civilians, including one in a settlement camp that killed 45 Palestinians last week. The intentional targeting of civilians and facilities constitutes a serious violation of international law and constitutes a war crime,” he said.
FO cross-border travel reports indicate an increase in insurgency originating from Afghanistan into the northern regions of Pakistan.
Earlier on March 26, at least five Chinese engineers and their Pakistani driver were killed in a deadly attack on the Karakoram Highway.
Interior Minister Mohsen Naqvi said at a press conference in Lahore that evidence of Afghan links had been shared with the Afghan government, and the coordinator of the National Counter-Terrorism Authority (NACTA).
“Unfortunately, there has been no positive response from the Afghan government,” said the interior minister.
The Interior Minister said that all TTP leaders should be handed over to Pakistan if the Afghan government fails to produce them.
FO emphasises visa regulations for Pak-Afghan border movement
