Deputy Prime Minister and Overseas Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday stated terrorism emanating from Afghanistan was undermining regional peace and growth, urging the Taliban regime to take concrete and verifiable motion towards militant teams threatening Pakistan.
Addressing the twenty seventh casual assembly of the Financial Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Council of Ministers in New York, Dar stated Pakistan desired a peaceable, affluent and steady Afghanistan that was absolutely built-in into the area and at peace with itself and its neighbours.
His remarks got here amid heightened tensions between Islamabad and Kabul following a collection of terrorist assaults by Afghanistan-based militants concentrating on Pakistan.
Dar stated Pakistan had pursued constructive engagement with the Taliban regime in keeping with its overseas coverage targets of peace, growth and regional integration.
“Pakistan’s solely expectation from the Taliban regime is to handle our authentic safety considerations,” he stated, calling for concrete and verifiable motion towards the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Balochistan Liberation Military (BLA) and their associates, which, he stated, continued to threaten Pakistan’s sovereignty and the lives of its residents.
“We consider that peace and growth within the area can solely be achieved with the elimination of the terrorist menace which is emanating proper now from Afghanistan,” Dar stated.
He stated Pakistan had prolonged bilateral and transit commerce concessions to Afghanistan and pursued a framework settlement for a feasibility examine of the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan railway mission, amongst different initiatives aimed toward selling regional connectivity.
The deputy prime minister stated Pakistan’s method in the direction of Afghanistan remained aligned with its broader targets of peace, growth and regional integration.
Islamabad has repeatedly urged the Taliban regime to behave towards militant teams working from Afghan soil amid an increase in terrorist assaults and cross-border incidents.
Dar additionally expressed deep concern over the prevailing safety state of affairs within the area and the Center East, reaffirming Pakistan’s dedication to the peaceable decision of disputes in accordance with worldwide regulation.
He stated Pakistan had continued diplomatic efforts aimed toward de-escalating the US-Iran battle, together with facilitating dialogue between the 2 sides and supporting the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.
The deputy prime minister stated ECO member states wanted to harness their collective potential to advertise peace, resilience and shared prosperity for the area’s almost half a billion individuals.
Pakistan is chairing the ECO Council of Ministers for 2026-27 underneath the theme “Reviving Regionalism for a Resilient ECO”.
Dar outlined Pakistan’s priorities throughout its chairmanship, together with strengthening intra-regional commerce and financial integration, bettering connectivity and transit corridors linking Central Asia with ports on the Arabian Sea, advancing a digitally enabled ECO Free Commerce Space and enhancing cooperation on local weather resilience.
He famous that ECO member states accounted for round 2.2 per cent of world commerce, whereas intra-regional commerce represented roughly eight per cent of their total commerce.
The casual assembly was held on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations Normal Meeting and was attended by overseas ministers and senior representatives of ECO member states.
Contributors exchanged views on regional and international developments and expressed assist for enhanced regional cooperation.
The assembly additionally sought to construct momentum forward of the thirtieth ECO Council of Ministers assembly, scheduled to be held in Islamabad in November.
