Civil, military leadership working in tandem to revitalise Pakistan’s economy: PM Shehbaz
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that Pakistan’s civil and military leadership are working in tandem to revitalise the national economy and strengthen diplomatic ties. Speaking to journalists alongside Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the prime minister noted: “Allah Almighty is blessing the mutual consultations and efforts of the Pakistani leadership to make the country’s economy strong.” Sharif said that Pakistan was intensifying its regional peace initiatives under the framework of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, reiterating a firm commitment to collaborative stability efforts across the region. Reaffirming solidarity with Beirut, the prime minister described Pakistan and Lebanon as brotherly nations. He stated that Islamabad “strongly supports Lebanon’s territorial integrity and independence”, while continuing to unequivocally condemn external aggression and the loss of innocent civilian lives. The Lebanese prime minister commended the efforts being made by Pakistan to calm down situation in the region and find a diplomatic solution to the conflict. He appreciated the efforts made by Pakistan regarding Lebanon. “Lebanon cannot isolate itself from the wider conflict in the region and we are hopeful that Pakistani efforts will succeed in bringing down the tensions in the region and hopefully a diplomatic solution will be found.” Talking about the situation in Straits of Hormuz and Bab al Mandab in Red Sea, PM Shehbaz said brotherly and friendly countries were making efforts to de-escalate the situation. To a question about his meeting with the president of Iran, he affirmed that he took the Iranian president into confidence about Pakistan’s efforts to de-escalate regional tensions. He said during the detailed meeting, he told the president of Iran that establishment of peace in the region was need of the hour. “Iran is our brotherly neighbouring country and like before Pakistan’s civil and military leadership will continue collective efforts for peace,” he remarked. He said the president of Iran appreciated efforts of Pakistan and said the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding was fully acceptable to Iran, which was ready to work further on it. “Allah is blessing efforts of Pakistan for peace,” he remarked. To another question, he said terrorists coming from Afghanistan were perpetrating terrorist activities in Pakistan and were martyring innocent people and military and police officers and personnel. “The incidents of terrorism are very condemnable and Pakistan is befittingly responding to this terrorism,” he said adding, Pakistan will not sit idle till the complete eradication of terrorism from the country.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that Pakistan’s civil and military leadership are working in tandem to revitalise the national economy and strengthen diplomatic ties.
Speaking to journalists alongside Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the prime minister noted: “Allah Almighty is blessing the mutual consultations and efforts of the Pakistani leadership to make the country’s economy strong.”
Sharif said that Pakistan was intensifying its regional peace initiatives under the framework of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, reiterating a firm commitment to collaborative stability efforts across the region.
Reaffirming solidarity with Beirut, the prime minister described Pakistan and Lebanon as brotherly nations. He stated that Islamabad “strongly supports Lebanon’s territorial integrity and independence”, while continuing to unequivocally condemn external aggression and the loss of innocent civilian lives.
The Lebanese prime minister commended the efforts being made by Pakistan to calm down situation in the region and find a diplomatic solution to the conflict. He appreciated the efforts made by Pakistan regarding Lebanon.
“Lebanon cannot isolate itself from the wider conflict in the region and we are hopeful that Pakistani efforts will succeed in bringing down the tensions in the region and hopefully a diplomatic solution will be found.”
Talking about the situation in Straits of Hormuz and Bab al Mandab in Red Sea, PM Shehbaz said brotherly and friendly countries were making efforts to de-escalate the situation.
To a question about his meeting with the president of Iran, he affirmed that he took the Iranian president into confidence about Pakistan’s efforts to de-escalate regional tensions.
He said during the detailed meeting, he told the president of Iran that establishment of peace in the region was need of the hour.
“Iran is our brotherly neighbouring country and like before Pakistan’s civil and military leadership will continue collective efforts for peace,” he remarked.
He said the president of Iran appreciated efforts of Pakistan and said the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding was fully acceptable to Iran, which was ready to work further on it.
“Allah is blessing efforts of Pakistan for peace,” he remarked.
To another question, he said terrorists coming from Afghanistan were perpetrating terrorist activities in Pakistan and were martyring innocent people and military and police officers and personnel.
“The incidents of terrorism are very condemnable and Pakistan is befittingly responding to this terrorism,” he said adding, Pakistan will not sit idle till the complete eradication of terrorism from the country.