Imran ‘asks for parole’ to resolve Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict

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His sister Noreen Khan said on Wednesday that Pakistan Tehreek -e -Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked to be released on parole to resolve the ongoing dispute between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Talking to the media after meeting the former Premier in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, Noreen said that the PTI founder has been hurt by the recent border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The 71-year-old cricketer has been behind bars since August 2023-and he is facing a lot of cases from corruption to terrorism.

His offer came when Pakistani forces have recently repelled several attacks by Afghan forces and its affiliated militant groups.

Pakistani forces launched their retaliation inside Afghanistan last week when Afghan forces resorted to illegally firing along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

Illegal and aggressive actions of Afghan forces resulted in the martyrdom of several Pakistani soldiers, while Pakistani Armed Forces – in their retaliation – have eliminated more than 200 militants.

Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said today that the Afghan Taliban government temporarily ended the severe and appropriate response after a ceasefire request.

The Foreign Office said that Pakistan agrees with a 48 -hour temporary ceasefire, which came into force from 6pm this evening.

In his media talk, Khan’s sister said that if the PTI founder was released on parole, he would offer to resolve the country’s affairs with Afghanistan.

He said, “Imran Khan was hurt by the situation with Afghanistan.

Noreen said the PTI founder was also saddened as Afghan citizens were expelled from Pakistan.

The PTI and its founder have been criticized by their rival political parties for their insistence on negotiating with banned organizations, involved in terrorist attacks across the country for decades.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have also accused Khan of allowing TTP militants to settle in the country during their tenure, which ended in April 2022 with its power through the opposition’s nine-track movement.

However, the PTI has denied the allegations because its leaders have said that the project was limited to the debate and was not implemented.

The former prime minister has also called for dialogue with the Taliban government to ensure that Afghanistan’s soil has not been used as a launch pad for terrorist attacks in Pakistan.

‘Delicate’ cesefire

Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that a 48 -hour ceasefire between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban is “critical” and he has warned that if enmity is increasing across the border, Islamabad has the right to strike and strike.

Addressing the Geo News Program ‘Seth’s Seth today, Asif criticized him as a “flood of lying” from Kabul-which included claims of deployment of Pakistan T55 tanks-which he said was wrong.

He criticized some Afghan elements for the use of unknown information for India to act as a proxy and justify aggression.

“This [ceasefire] It is fragile and I do not think it will continue for a long time, “he said, adding that Pakistan” has the right and ability to bomb any part of Afghanistan “and if the war expanded or the attack increases, the country will respond” with full force “.

Asif reduced to confirming specific military operations across the border. He said, “I can’t speak especially to him,” he said, “but he emphasized the prejudice of Islamabad to save his sovereignty and to save people.

He also rejected the claim from Kabul that Pakistan had claimed primary responsibility for regional tensions. “They are supporting the lies and fighting the proxy war,” he said, adding that some Afghan statements made in India are criticized without any basis. “

On Pakistan’s priority for diplomacy, the Minister said that he welcomed constructive engagement.

When asked if the Afghan government canceled the visa requests of Pakistani officials, Asif said that some friendly countries were discussing dialogue, and Pakistan decided to go and talk. He said that visa applications for these talks were in the pipeline but once the enmity was resumed.

Asif criticized the Taliban’s intentions about peace, saying that the Afghan Taliban do not intend to peace here.

However, the minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire for stability and welcomed the possible efforts to mediate world leaders, including US President Donald Trump.

He said, “President Trump has ended the wars. He is a messenger of peace. If President Trump wants to end the war here, he is the most welcome.”

Asif also expressed hope that friendly nations, including Saudi Arabia, would eventually intervene effectively to ensure peace in the region.