In a statement on Friday, he said there is no new influx of Afghan refugees to Pakistan. He said the situation is not such that the Afghan people flee their country.

He said Pakistan has influence on the Taliban but does not control them. He said we are trying that the Kabul airport reopens at the earliest.

The minister said that Pakistan's proposal on the issue of Afghanistan had not been heard while Prime Minister Imran Khan had suggested Ashraf Ghani not to hold elections but he did not accept Prime Minister's proposal.