PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao said the country stood isolated due to the defective foreign policy. Addressing a press conference at Watan Kor here, he said the country's relations were strained with Saudi Arabia and China. "There is a dire need to revisit the foreign policy," he maintained.

On the occasion, prominent political figures of Peshawar, Waheed Kamran Siddique Advocate, Muhammad Kaleemullah, Hamid Saeed, Arbab Niaz Muhammad Khan and others announced joining the QWP.

Aftab Sherpao said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor had been placed on the backburner. He said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rulers were incompetent and did not have the vision to work for the development of the country.

Commenting on the recent statement of foreign minister on the role of Saudi Arabia in the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), he said the remarks would strain relations with Riyadh.

About the ongoing peace talks in Afghanistan, Aftab Sherpao said a holistic approach was needed to pave the way for the restoration of peace in the war-strife country. He noted that all the stakeholders should participate in the intra-Afghan peace talks to end the hostilities and bring peace to the region. He reiterated the stance of his party to lend all-out support to the Afghan peace process.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020