Canadian Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander who participated in the inauguration ceremony of Afghanistan new president, has asked Pakistan to stop ‘supporting insurgency,’ saying there are no doubts of Pakistan being a ‘safe haven’ for terrorist.
“Today, Canada and most of the countries around the world know why there is still insecurity and instability in Afghanistan,” Alexander said in an interview with the Afghan TV. “Taliban are trained in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Waziristan and some parts of Karachi,” he blamed.
He stressed that it was not acceptable for people, non-governmental organisations or government institutions to support the terrorist groups like the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. “Canada has put Taliban in the black list of terrorists and it is known to all that training centres and weapons are provided for the terrorists in Quetta, Miramshah and other parts of the country,” he blamed.
Alexander expressed optimism about the national unity government and the partnership between President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, pledging Canada's support for the new government. “I worked closely with both when I was in Kabul during that time, Abdullah was the foreign minister and Ghani was the minister of finance,” he said.
“I want to discuss with each of them their priorities, foreign policy and approaches to the challenges in the region,” the Canadian minister said, emphasising that his country would continue its support to Afghanistan and provide the country with an annual $90 million aid.
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