Islamabad: Pakistan proposed on Wednesday the creation of a working group of experts from the members of the Islamic Cooperation Organization (OCI) in Afghanistan, in order to jointly propose a practical roadmap with a series of reciprocal measures to progress throughout the spectrum of problems encountered by Afghanistan.
Fifty members of the OIC are part of the OIC contact group in Afghanistan, which was formed in 2009, under the auspices of Germany.
A strong message from the OIC group was also transmitted to Afghanistan, which urged the Taliban to raise restrictions on women and girls who are unjustified and contrary to the Islamic principles and standards of Muslim society. This attraction comes on a recent decree by the Taliban in which they have prohibited all the works published by women of Afghan writers.
Pakistan’s proposal, in addition to six other suggestions, was made by the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the inaugural meeting of the OIC contact group in Afghanistan in New York on the sidelines of Unga.
DAR, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the political impasse and the lack of integration of Afghanistan with the international community cannot continue indefinitely. “As colleagues member of the ICO, regional and neighboring partners, we must use this platform to take initiatives that can help withdraw Afghanistan from its isolation,” he said while highlighting six stages in this direction.
First, the OCIC Group must defend adequate funding for international donors to meet the requirements of humanitarian aid in Afghanistan without any political consideration.
Second, the OIC group must help stabilize the Afghan economy and revive its banking systems to create conditions necessary for commercial and commercial activity and the implementation of regional connectivity projects. This will help reduce unemployment and remove ordinary Afghans from poverty.
Third, we must support commitment and dialogue with the Taliban at the regional and multilateral level to encourage them to comply with their international obligations.
Fourth, we congratulate the efforts of non-divided to help former farmers to obtain alternative livelihoods and must support these efforts to create other opportunities for a lasting future for Afghan cultivators.
Fifth, the OIC group must urge the Taliban to raise restrictions on women and girls who are unjustified and contrary to the Islamic principles and standards of Muslim society. Our awareness efforts must be invited to influence the Taliban to rethink their policies towards this end.
Sixth, with the peace of return to Afghanistan, it is now time for Afghan refugees to return to their homeland. The OCIC group must urge Afghan provisional authorities to create conditions necessary to facilitate the resettlement of Afghan repatriases from neighboring countries and ensure their integration into the political and social fabric of Afghanistan for lasting peace and stability. The international community must also share the burden of this responsibility.
DAR also raised the most vital issue for Pakistan, that of terrorism emanating from Afghanistan and said that it was seriously concerned about the presence of more than two dozen terrorist groups inside Afghanistan, in particular TTP, BLA, the major brigade and ETIM; Actively collaborate with Al-Qaeda and constitute a serious threat to regional and international peace and security.
For significant progress in all priority pillars, he said, the Afghan temporary authorities must take concrete and verifiable measures to prevent their soil from being used for terrorism against its neighboring countries, especially Pakistan.
“Pakistan is committed to supporting all the efforts to achieve the objective of a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan. But this requires mutual respect, sincerity and a demonstration of the political will necessary by the Taliban authorities to help us help themselves,” he said.
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