Former minister of interior Mohammad Omar Daudzai slammed Pakistan for what he said was the planned sabotage of the Afghan peace process and accused Islamabad of interfering in Afghanistan’s internal issues, something Pakistan has always denied.
Daudzai, who is also a member of The Council For The Protection and Stability of Afghanistan (council made of former Afghan Jihadi figures), accused Pakistan of meddling in the internal affairs of Afghanistan and exploiting the peace process in a bid to pursue its strategic objectives.
He said that the present government is following the same peace track outline of the previous government, suggesting a shift in Afghanistan’s Pakistan policy.
Looking for peace from the address of Pakistan is quite a complicated issue and questionable, he said.
Speaking at a gathering to mark this week’s International Women’s Day, Daudzai suggested the Afghan government should not build up hopes of peace talks “from the address of Pakistan”.
“Why did Pakistan not support yesterday, was she ill?” Daudzai asked. “If today Pakistan supports [the talks], it means that Pakistan’s recent stance regarding the issue is to protect its national interests. I can say it with confidence that neither the present government nor a future government will be able to meet the expectations of Pakistan.”
While the hopes for the resumption of direct peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban have come to a standstill, a number of women’s rights activists have questioned the delicate presence of women within the structure of the Afghanistan High Peace Council (HPC).
“Women’s presence in the High Peace Council is quite delicate,” said Salima Sediqqi, a member of a civil society institution.
“If we explain the role of women on an individual basis, this could be taken as an anti-women move,” civil society activist Humaira Saqib said.
Daudzai concluded that Pakistan by meddling in Afghanistan’s internal affairs sees to change the game for its own benefit.
“Whenever the peace process reaches a decision point, Pakistan again starts rocket shelling, border invasions and tries to indicate that we have a major problem with Afghanistan and until the issue is resolved, we will not allow Afghanistan to reach peace. This is the message we are getting from Pakistan, but we have also our own message to them, my message to Pakistan is that do not test the limit of our patience, we will mobilize, we will reach you and will make you Muslims,” he said.
Hopes had been pinned on Pakistan to bring the Taliban to the negotiation tables in the first week of March, however, the timeline set by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has not been met.http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/24197-pakistan-exploits-afghan-peace-process-daudzai
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