Afghan Second Vice President Sarwar Danish is likely to raise the issue of terrorism and Pakistan’s role in fighting the issue at a UN General Assembly meeting in New York on Tuesday.
According to Danish’s media advisor, Mohammad Hedayat, Danish is representing Afghanistan at the meeting.
This comes as Afghan leaders have stepped up efforts to inform the world about challenges facing the war-torn nation – especially that of insurgency.
Government leaders are also seen to be calling for more pressure to be put on Pakistan to fight terrorism.
Kabul has for a while insisted that Islamabad uses terrorism as a tool and that it is not fighting the trend with sincerity – claims Pakistan has always rejected.
“At the UN we will raise a red card against terrorism, terror backers whether it is Pakistan or someone else who supports the terrorists,” said Hedayat.
Danish is expected to deliver a speech at the UN’s 71st General Assembly on Tuesday afternoon and will reportedly highlight a number of key issues pertaining to Afghanistan and the world including international peace and security and the war against terrorism.
Meanwhile, some Afghan political commentators have urged the Afghan leadership to use the UN as an international platform to increase global pressure on Pakistan to fight terrorism honestly.
“The US senate isolated Pakistan for the second time, this time it was more serious, Pakistan moves toward political isolation, and also the Afghan government is trying to increase political pressure on Pakistan,” said political analyst Saleh Mohammad Registani.
World leaders attending the summit meet at a time that the scale of violence in the militancy-riddled nation is hitting new heights amid a surge in Taliban insurgency and Pakistan’s alleged continued backing of the group.
But a slight shift in tone by Washington towards Pakistan has been seen in recent weeks.
However some political analysts have criticized President Ashraf Ghani for not attending the summit as the majority of member nations are expected to be represented by presidents.
Analysts say that the absence of Ghani at the UN will have implications on the position of Afghanistan.
A total of 195 leaders including 86 Heads of State, a Crown Prince, five vice presidents and 51 ministers will address the General Debate.
“Attendance of the president could have put Afghanistan in a better position and more active. The president would have been able to take a harsh stance against Pakistan at the summit,” said political analyst Ahmad Saeedi.
This U.N. summit is the final one for Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and U.S President Barack Obama, and the first for United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Theresa May.http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/27337-kabul-set-to-discuss-pakistans-anti-terror-policy-at-un
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