ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (TNS): Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that defence and sovereignty of the motherland being supreme duty, will not be compromised at any cost.
He reaffirmed this resolve during an interview with a private news channel. He said that Pakistan would not allow any foreign force to carry out operation on its territory.
“We have clearly stated that there was no sanctuary of militants in Pakistan rather the terror attacks in Pakistan were being carried out from Afghanistan”. He replied when asked a question about latest US policy on South Asia and Afghanistan
“Pakistan had already been acting on the actionable intelligence reports as the country’s security forces had also recovered an abducted Canadian family”. He added
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said Pakistan had been assisting Afghanistan and Afghan refugees for decades and no one wanted peace in Afghanistan more than Pakistan.
To a question about the reservations of Afghan side on CPEC, the Prime Minister said Afghan goods were allowed to go to India and sea route was also available for transit trade. However, the bilateral issues could be resolved through dialogue, not statements.
He reiterated that instead of war, Afghan issue could only be resolved through Afghan led dialogue process and that Pakistan would continue to contribute to this peace process.
