Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called for prompt measures to avert humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

He was talking to various foreign delegates arriving in Islamabad to participate in the extraordinary session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers.  

Talking to Secretary General Gulf Cooperation Council Dr. Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf in Islamabad, Foreign Minister reiterated Pakistan’s abiding commitment to peace and stability in Afghanistan and the continued well-being of the Afghan people.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi underlined that Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers would provide an opportunity to consider practical and concrete steps to help address the humanitarian needs of the Afghan people.

Dr Nayef Falah M. Al-Hajraf thanked the Foreign Minister for according him warm welcome and hospitality in Pakistan.

Talking to his Kuwaiti counterpart Dr Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Islamabad, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said situation in Afghanistan is such that it merited positive engagement of international community rather than abandonment which was a mistake of the past.

Both sides agreed on the need for a collective and coordinated approach and concerted efforts by the Ummah together with international community for timely provision of humanitarian assistance to people of Afghanistan to avert a crisis.

Meanwhile, talking to Uzbekistan's Minister for Transport Makhkamov Ikham Rustamovich, Shah Mahmood Qureshi agreed that direct flights between Pakistan and Uzbekistan would further strengthen people-to-people contacts.

They also discussed bilateral relations, regional situation and issues of mutual interest.

Besides, appreciating Pakistan’s constructive role for peace and stability in Afghanistan, the foreign delegates visiting Pakistan also welcomed the convening of Extraordinary Session as a timely initiative to address the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar, in a tweet, says Pakistan warmly welcomes US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West to attend the 17th Extraordinary OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, being held in Islamabad today.