AfghanAfgh Voice Agency (AVA): anistan's Foreign Ministry has called on the Pakistani government to deal with protesters supporting Imran Khan through negotiations and understanding over their "legitimate demands".

 

Afghanistan is closely monitoring the current situation in Pakistan, ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said in a statement on Sunday.

 

The Foreign Ministry has called on the Pakistani government to deal with the protesters' grievances in a "reasonable" and "realistic" manner.

 

"The best way to respond to the legitimate demands of the people is through negotiation and understanding," he added. Recent events have shown that refusing to negotiate complicates the matter.”

 

Islamabad is witnessing massive demonstrations by supporters of Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan, who has been in Rawalpindi jail for more than a year.

 

Pakistan's interior minister has claimed that Afghan citizens were also involved in the protests in Islamabad and that 120 of them have been arrested so far, but Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) officials have denied the claim.