Washington, April 13 (IANS) Following the conclusion of high-stakes talks between the United States and Iran without any breakthrough, Tara Chand, President of the Baloch American Congress, raised concerns over the choice of Pakistan as the venue, describing it as a “troubled and dishonest” country and questioning the credibility of hosting sensitive peace negotiations there.
He argued that Pakistan lacks the necessary credibility and global standing to mediate such talks.
Taking to his social media platform X on Monday, Chand said, “ Hosting peace talks between the United States and Iran in a troubled and dishonest country like Pakistan raises significant questions about their likelihood of success. Pakistan lacks the global standing and influence necessary to effectively facilitate such negotiations."
“Both the United States and Iran may have made a critical miscalculation by selecting this setting. If genuine progress is the objective, meaningful and credible dialogue should occur in a more neutral and respected environment,” he added.
Meanwhile, US Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said that negotiations with Iran failed to produce an agreement after more than 20 hours of talks in Islamabad, warning that Tehran’s refusal to accept Washington’s terms was "bad news for Iran much more than it's bad news for the United States of America".
Another , Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch strongly condemned Islamabad’s mediation efforts between the US and Iran, calling Pakistan an "enemy of peace".
Questioning Pakistan’s intentions, Mir took to X and posted : “Do you really think that Pakistan is serious about peace, and that it is mediating between Iran and the United States? From what angle does Pakistan deserve the right to mediate? Pakistan carried out the genocide of three million Bengalis, killed fifteen thousand Palestinians in Jordan, killed five hundred thousand Afghans in Afghanistan, bombed the Kabul rehabilitation hospital center during the month of Ramadan, killing four hundred innocents, and threw two hundred thousand Baloch into the jaws of death in Balochistan."
“Pakistan is an enemy of peace, it is an enemy of America, it is an enemy of Russia, it is an enemy of Afghanistan, Balochistan, Israel, and India, and it is not well-wisher of Arab countries either,” he added.
Mir alleged that Pakistan is grappling with economic, military, and political challenges, along with ongoing resistance in Balochistan.
He argued that Pakistan’s mediation efforts are aimed at shifting international focus from these internal issues.
“Pakistan's economic, military, and political situation is extremely dire; it faces large-scale resistance from the Baloch people in Republic of united Balochistan, and Pakistan's army has been badly defeated on ground. To divert the world's attention from its defeats, Islamabad is creating the fuss of mediation to fool the world once again,” the Baloch activist highlighted.
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