Islamabad (TDI): Commenting on the US sanctions on NDC and other entities, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday dubbed the move by Washington as illogical, saying Pakistan’s nuclear system was not meant for any aggression but only deterrence.
Addressing the Federal Cabinet meeting in Islamabad, he said the 240 million people of Pakistan are united over the country’s nuclear programme, which is for self-defence and does not have any aggressive designs against anyone.
“No compromise will be made on it,” he said, adding that the imposition of restrictions by the United States on National Defence Complex and other entities are not justified, according to Pakistan’s state-run media.
On terrorism, the PM said that the government’s resolve to utilize all resources in collaboration with the provinces to root out scourge of terrorism from the country. Acknowledging sacrifices of martyrs in the war against terrorism, he said their sacrifices will not go in vain.
Sharif said government’s efforts to provide relief and pass on dividends of economic stability to the nation will not succeed till complete elimination of terrorism, which is surging again in the country.
Terrorist Attacks and PM’s Condemnation
Turning to the sectarian violence in Kurram District, the Prime Minister criticized the government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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He said the situation in Parachinar would have been different had the provincial government utilized their resources to address the issue instead of storming the federal capital Islamabad.
In a bid to update the cabinet about the political situation in the country, the PM said that the government initiated the dialogue process with the PTI and its first meeting was held yesterday.
He said the next round of talks will be held on the second of the next month. He stressed that the national interest requires that every political party should move ahead by setting aside personal interest.
Shehbaz Sharif said political stability in the country will lead to the economic stability and everyone should play his due role in this regard. He said the government is striving hard to further strengthen the hard earned economic stability.
PM on Ties With Bangladesh, Regional Countries
Commenting on Pakistan’s relations with the regional countries, the Prime Minister said he held fruitful meetings with Bangladeshi Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in Egypt during which it was agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations.
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The PM elaborated that Pakistan-Bangladesh ties were entering a new era as the latter had abolished erstwhile 100% scanning of Pakistan’s export products and special desk at airports for screening Pakistani passport holders.
He said Pakistan was also reciprocating with positive indicators and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar was scheduled to visit Dhaka in February.
The PM also referred recent meetings with the presidents of Indonesia and Turkiye on the sidelines of the D-8 Summit in Cairo.
