By Our Diplomatic
Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari termed the situation in Afghanistan “dangerous” on Tuesday, saying that Pakistan could face its “blowback”.
Speaking to media prior to the budget session in parliament, he stressed the need for Pakistan to “keep an eye” on the situation in Afghanistan and mull and deliberate on the matter. He expressed hope that relevant officials and authorities would be monitoring the situation in the neighbouring country and take decisions accordingly.
In recent days, concerns have been raised over a security vacuum in Afghanistan amid the US pullout as the already dim prospects of successful reconciliation between the Afghan government and the Taliban are growing dimmer with every passing day.
Pakistani authorities fear a further intensification of the civil war in Afghanistan following the completion of the pullout in the absence of a political settlement. This, they apprehend, can have a spillover effect pushing refugees into Pakistan.
