 The government will expel all foreign fighters from Pakistani soil and not allow its territory to be used for terrorist attacks against other countries, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reiterated in a letter on Wednesday. Responding to a letter by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif, the prime minister reiterated his 10-point fundamental drivers to frame a national policy. | The very stability and survival of Pakistan is at stake. Our resources are over-stretched and our economy is severely impacted by each bomb blast and each suicide attack. |
"The magnitude of the trauma our country faces is indeed great, and in many ways unprecedented. The very stability and survival of Pakistan is at stake. Our resources are over-stretched and our economy is severely impacted by each bomb blast and each suicide attack," the letter said. Gilani said parliament was his government's source of strength and felt the need to bring all policy issues in parliament for approval and ownership. "In the closed-door joint session of parliament we have all noted that terrorists recognise no state or religion," he said. Explaining his 10 points, Gilani wrote dialogue must be preferred above all other options, as a principal instrument of conflict management and resolution. Gilani said the restoration of state structures, law enforcement and government in the troubled area should be ensured by restoring local customary forums for collective responsibility to avoid a political vacuum and instil community ownership. |