Mahmood Khan Achakzai, the leader of Pakistan’s Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, referred to the ban on girls’ education by Afghanistan’s interim government and stated that more pressing issues take precedence over girls’ education in Afghanistan.
The leader of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party made these remarks yesterday (Sunday, January 27) at a gathering in Quetta, Pakistan. He said, “Afghanistan has major problems, and other issues take priority over education. Afghanistan’s freedom and the establishment of a united government are more important than anything else.”
In another part of his speech, he emphasized, “We do not want to divide Pakistan, but if Pakistan interferes in Afghanistan and we have the power, we will prevent it. We will not allow anyone to harm Afghanistan.”
He added, “Our party supports whoever is in power in Afghanistan. I declare that I consider myself Afghanistan’s foreign minister, and anyone with concerns about Afghanistan must address them through me. The Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party supports anyone who works to preserve Afghanistan’s territorial integrity and freedom.”
He also highlighted Pakistan’s treatment of Afghan refugees, saying, “Pakistan should issue identification documents to those Afghan refugees who were born and raised in this country. If this is not done, we will take the matter to international courts.”
He stated that Afghanistan’s freedom is intertwined with the freedom of Pashtuns in Pakistan and reiterated that Pakistan is neither Islamic nor a republic.
Mahmood Khan Achakzai criticized the Pakistani government’s disregard for Pashtun rights and stressed that Pashtuns should enjoy equal rights like other ethnic groups in Pakistan.
