America blocked Afghanistan’s overseas minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s go to to Pakistan, Daybreak reported. Muttaqi was scheduled to go to Pakistan on August 4 as a part of latest efforts to enhance ties between Kabul and Islamabad. The initiative adopted Pakistani deputy PM and overseas minister Ishaq Dar’s earlier go to to Kabul, which had been facilitated by China.In keeping with diplomatic sources cited by Daybreak, Muttaqi, who’s underneath worldwide sanctions, is barred from overseas journey with out a particular waiver from the UN sanctions committee.The report said that the US refused to approve a United Nations Safety Council (UNSC) journey ban exemption for Muttaqi by delaying its resolution till the final second. The US resolution was believed to have been influenced by issues over the Taliban authorities’s rising closeness with China.Nonetheless, Pakistan’s overseas workplace didn’t immediately affirm the US function. On the weekly media briefing, overseas workplace spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan stated there have been “sure procedural points” being labored out and that no official dates had been confirmed for Muttaqi’s go to. “As soon as these procedural issues are resolved, we look ahead to welcoming the Afghan overseas minister to Pakistan,” he was quoted as saying.The US State Division stated, “We don’t touch upon rumours”, when requested at a latest briefing whether or not the US had blocked Muttaqi’s journey, Daybreak reported.
