ISLAMABAD, AUG 21 (DNA) — Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday said that Pakistan was playing an important role for peace and stability in Afghanistan.

In a video message, he said that  Pakistan was in a close contact with all global and regional powers on recent Afghan situation.The people of Afghanistan, he said, would form the government by themselves, and Pakistan would continue its efforts for a peaceful and stable Afghanistan.

 The minister said that the role of Pakistani embassy in Kabul was being appreciated all over the world, including the international media.He said that Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) assisted about 1,400 people in their  evacuation process from Kabul.

 The situation in Kabul had made it difficult for journalists, international media, IMF, the World Bank personnel and staff of various embassies to evacuate.He said that Pakistan embassy in Kabul had issued about 4,000 visas so far, and about 2,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul.—DNA

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