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Pakistan does not pursue aggressive designs against any nation: PM Nawaz
 [DAWN] Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... chaired two meetings of top civil and military leadership on the National Action Plan (NAP) and national security on Tuesday, with a special focus on the situation along the Line of Control (LoC) and held Kashmire. 'Pakistan believes in peace and collective betterment' Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressing a National Security Committee meeting focusing on the internal and external security of the country said, "Pakistain does not cherish aggressive designs against any country or nation. We believe in peace and collective betterment." "However, corruption finds a dozen alibis for its evil deeds... our quest for peace must not be mistaken as a sign of weakness. Our armed forces are fully capable of thwarting any kind of threat to our illusory sovereignty and territorial integrity," he said. The meeting reviewed the situation along the Line of Control (LoC) and the operational preparedness of the armed forces, a PM Office statement said. "Pakistain cannot be cowed down with hollow rhetoric and aggressive posturing," the meeting resolved, adding that the nation stands shoulder-to-shoulder with its armed forces to ensure defence of the country at any cost. Participants of the meeting noted that escalation of tensions along the LoC and the eastern border will shift Pakistain's focus away from its counter-terrorism efforts at a critical juncture and would be detrimental to gains made in the war against terror on home soil. The forum said that India should resolve the Kashmire issue for enduring regional peace instead of making 'futile efforts' to divert the world's attention through 'propaganda' and 'false claims' of surgical strikes, the statement said. The meeting's participants called on India to halt atrocities in India-held Kashmire (IHK). PM Nawaz said that the people of IHK are struggling for their inalienable right to self-determination guaranteed by United Nations ...an organization conceived in the belief that we're just one big happy world, with the sort of results you'd expect from such nonsense... Security Council resolutions, which cannot be suppressed through brutal oppression by Indian security forces. "It is imperative that the UN and other countries fulfil their longstanding commitment to the innocent and defenceless people of Indian Occupied Kashmire," the prime minister said. "Pakistain and Kashmire are inseparable. We will continue to extend our moral, political and diplomatic support to Kashmiri people at every forum," the premier reiterated. Posted by: Fred 2016-10-05 |
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