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| Pakistan has to react swiftly to changing regional situation: Khawaja Asif |
| 2017-09-08 |
| [DAWN] Keeping in view the current situation in the world and the region, Pakistain will have to swiftly "change its direction", said Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday after the conclusion of the Pak envoys' conference. Envoys to some major countries and multilateral institutions participated in the three-day conference which deliberated on changes unfolding in the geopolitical environment. "We are undergoing a seismic shift," Asif said during a presser, referring to the "altering" regional and international situation. He added that the geopolitical changes taking place in the world were unprecedented. "Perhaps, such changes were not even witnessed after the Second World War. New allignments have been made, strategic policies are dictating nations' interests." "We [Pakistain] have to review these situations pragmatically and take the right direction. We have to quickly adjust our direction," the foreign minister said. The US policy on South Asia and Afghanistan was discussed during the final session of the envoys conference and Pakistain's ambassador to the United States, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, provided a briefing on the situation following US President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... 's statements. "After the briefing, we have come to understand the different dimensions of the problem." The minister said that there is a 50 to 60-year-long history behind the Washington policy and the regional situation "which is gradually unfolding". "In my personal view, [in the course of this history], we have only incurred losses and haven't gained much," he said. "We don't have a lot of time ‐ the developing regional situations do not allow us to take our time," the minister reiterated, stressing on the urgency of the matter. Asif said that in the coming days "there will be a policy shift in the country." The new policy will be formulated with the army and the country's institutions and will keep Pakistain's interests in view. |
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