![]() ![]() “They bought New Delhi’s and Kabul’s narrative – lock, stock, and barrel – and this is what they have gotten for it,” he said. Referring to the exit of military forces from Afghanistan, he said the non-military strategy could have saved the Western world from embarrassment. ![]() He said Pakistan also stressed upon the need to talk with the Taliban, not because it was pro-Taliban, but “because it was the only way to solve this problem”. Dr Yusuf said Pakistan, at the cost of being looked upon as insincere, kept emphasizing that the war in Afghanistan could not be won militarily. “This is a paradigm that this prime minister has set with every country and not just the United States,” he said, adding, “If there is a condition which Pakistan does not feel to be in its interest, we will not go for it”. He mentioned that in past, decisions had been made without taking public on board, which ultimately “backfired”. ![]() “This has invited much criticism, with many deeming it a mistake, but it is true – Pakistan no longer will host bases,” he said, with regard to not allowing the air bases to any other country in future.ĭr Yusuf said for the past 20 years, there was an unwinnable war that “some wanted Pakistan to win for them, which was simply an unrealistic goal”. “Pakistan is going to stand for what its interests are, not emotively but very pragmatically,” he said in an interview with journalist Dr Moeed Pirzada, for Global Space Village. ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - National Security Adviser (NSA) Dr Moeed Yusuf said Prime Minister Imran Khan had set a new paradigm whereby ‘Pakistan will never be up for sale’, but would stand for its interests. ![]()
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