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Candid Admission : Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar Laments ‘a cup of tea’ in Afghanistan’s Capital of Kabul
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Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar reiterated his frustration over ‘a cup of tea’ in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul, which he claims to have proved costly for Pakistan, describing it as a ‘big mistake’ that ‘should not be repeated’, Tolo News reported.
Speaking during a Senate session as reported by ANI , Pakistan’s Deputy PM slammed the previous Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in a veiled attack, saying that under the pretext of that ‘cup of tea’, Pakistan’s borders were opened to Afghanistan, a decision he described as a major mistake.
“It was a big mistake and should not be repeated,” Dar said during the session, as quoted by Tolo News.
According to Tolo News, Dar was referring to the 2021 visit of the then-Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed to Afghanistan after the Taliban took over control of the country following the withdrawal of US and allied forces.
Last year, speaking at a press conference at the Pakistan High Commission in London’s Belgravia district, Dar criticised the same ‘three-star general who went to Kabul to have a cup of tea’, stating that, ‘The country is paying a price for that cup of tea in Afghanistan,’ Dawn reported.
He also claimed that security incidents in Pakistan had increased after the Taliban came to power, alleging that militant groups such as Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Fitna al-Khawarij, and Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) were operating from Afghan soil, during the Senate session as reported by ARY News.