Peshawar [Pakistan], December 6 (ANI): In a pointy critique of Pakistan’s present navy and international insurance policies, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Abdul Samad Yaqoob has warned that the nation’s worsening ties with Afghanistan and its flawed inside methods are pushing Pakistan towards higher regional isolation and financial collapse.
In an unique interview with ANI, Yaqoob said the PTI founder’s considerations, following Imran Khan’s latest warning to Military Chief Basic Asim Munir, accusing the navy institution of pursuing ‘disastrous insurance policies’ that serve ‘private or international pursuits’ relatively than Pakistan’s nationwide priorities.
Yaqoob highlighted the rising insecurity alongside the western border, a scenario he mentioned marks a drastic shift from Pakistan’s conventional give attention to the japanese frontier. ‘Up to now, we confronted tensions with India on our japanese border. However at this time, even our western border with Afghanistan has turned insecure, one thing that was by no means anticipated,’ he mentioned, including that Pakistan’s confrontational stance has turned a as soon as ‘brotherly’ nation right into a hostile neighbour.
The PTI chief criticised the federal government’s resolution to seal commerce routes and limit cross-border motion, calling it a self-inflicted wound that undermines each regional diplomacy and financial stability. ‘As an alternative of fostering commerce and cooperation, they’re seizing even the area for commerce. That is isolating Pakistan additional within the worldwide group,’ he said.
On the financial entrance, Yaqoob dismissed authorities claims of revival, describing initiatives just like the Particular Funding Facilitation Council (SIFC) as ‘futile workouts’.
He famous that regardless of quite a few Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and high-level visits, ‘no actual funding has materialised.’ In response to him, Pakistan stays trapped in a ‘multifaceted disaster’ that’s deepening with each misstep in coverage and governance.
‘Traders are being pushed away as a substitute of being attracted,’ Yaqoob mentioned, warning that ongoing border tensions, commerce disruptions at Torkham, and the dearth of political stability might push the financial system into an irreversible decline. (ANI)
