Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday reiterated the commitment of the government that all possible steps would be taken to root out the scourge of terrorism from the soil of the motherland.
Addressing a press conference after a high level meeting on security chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, he said that Prime Minister expressed the firm resolve to eliminate terrorism and make Pakistan a peaceful state.
Tarar said that all the participants of the meeting were on the same page regarding ensuring security for all.
He said today’s high level meeting was attended by Federal Ministers, Chief of Army Staff, Chief Ministers of all four provinces, Chief Secretaries, Inspector Generals of the provinces , Chief Secretaries and IGs of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan
Attaullah Tarar said that the meeting had the consensus that an integrated strategy should be adopted to wipe out terrorism from this country.
“A message of unity was given to the nation today that all units are on the same page with the Federation”, he informed the media. All were on the same page on the integrity and national interest of Pakistan, he said adding, “We know how to defend ourselves and our old friends”.
He disclosed that regarding the investigation of the incident, there was also a consultation on the establishment of Joint Investigation Team.
The minister said that morale of all participants was high in the meeting and they had a unity of thought on tackling the issue. He recalled that in 2018, the Pakistan Muslim League-N had left a peaceful Pakistan free from terrorism.
He said yesterday’s sad incident in Bisham resulted in loss of six precious lives including Chinese citizens.
He said that China was a time tested friend of Pakistan that has always stood by Islamabad at all difficult times and at international forums. He said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor was the guarantor of economic development in the country. The minister said after the launch of the CPEC about 64 billion dollar investment was done in Pakistan and its GDP had increased significantly.
“Millions of new employment opportunities will be created in the country in future due to CPEC”, he added.
Tarar said after the tragic incident, the PM set aside all his engagements and visited the Chinese Embassy and expressed his condolences to the Chinese Ambassador.
He said that the Prime Minister not only condemned the incident but also assured about investigation of the incident.
