“India has to take the first step. We cannot do much until they do, ”the Prime Minister of Pakistan said.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that India would benefit financially from having peace with its country as it would enable New Delhi to have direct access to the resource-rich Central Asia region through the Pakistani territory.
Giving the inaugural address at the launch of the two-day Islamabad security dialogue, Mr. Khan also said that after his government came to power in 2018, it did everything for better relations with India and it was mutual for India.
“India has to take the first step. We can’t do much until they do, “he said.
India said last month that it aspires for normal neighborly relations with Pakistan in an environment free of terror, hostility and violence. India has said that Pakistan is attacking Pakistan to create an environment free from terror and hostility.
India has also told Pakistan that “talks and terror” cannot go together and has asked Islamabad to take protestive measures against the terrorist groups responsible for launching various attacks on India.
Mr. Khan discussed Pakistan’s approach to comprehensive national security built on the basis of traditional and non-traditional security, including his vision for economic prosperity and human welfare.
‘Kashmir is the biggest obstacle’
Imran Khan went to length on the issue of peace in the region, including peace between Pakistan and India, stating that “the unresolved issue of Kashmir was the biggest obstacle between the two countries”. He said, “If India gives Kashmiris its authority under the United Nations (resolutions), it will be very beneficial for Pakistan as well as India.” Mr. Khan said that India would benefit financially by having a direct route to the Central Asian region. Central Asia is rich in oil and gas.
Central Asia, in the modern context, generally includes five resource-rich countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Pakistan is unsuccessfully trying to gain international support against India by withdrawing the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and dividing it into two union territories in August 2019.
India has clearly stated to the international community that the outbreak of Article 370 of the Constitution was its internal matter. The Ministry of External Affairs has also underlined that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral and inseparable part of India.
India and Pakistan announced on 25 February that they had agreed to strictly abide by all agreements on the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and other areas.
Relations between India and Pakistan were thwarted after a terrorist attack at Pathankot Air Force Base in 2016 by terrorist groups based in the neighboring country.
Subsequent attacks, including the Indian Army camp at Uri, worsened the relationship.
India’s war planes worsened relations after encircling a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camp inside Pakistan on 26 February 2019 in response to the Pulwama terror attack, which killed 40 CRPF personnel.
Relations deteriorated after India announced the withdrawal of the special powers of Jammu and Kashmir and divided the state into two union territories.
Challenge in front of pakistan
Talking about non-traditional threats to Pakistan, Mr. Khan said that the biggest challenge was to realize the full concept of climate change, food security and a weak economy security.
He acknowledged that reforming the national economy was the biggest challenge but his government was trying to reduce the trade deficit and control inflation so as to improve the financial condition of the common people.
“We cannot be a safe nation when a small rich minority is surrounded by a sea of poor people … National security is achieved when a nation stands up to secure itself,” he said in the National Security Division and Said in a dialogue organized by think-tanks which includes the advisory board of the National Security Committee.
Praise of china
Mr. Khan praised all-weather partner China for handling poverty and lifting more than 700 million people out of poverty over the last three decades. “It’s his big achievement whether you like China or not,” he said.
Mr. Khan said that 25% of Pakistan’s population is suffering from extreme poverty and another 25% was just slightly better.
He said that the government has already started this program to give cash to poor people and another program is being launched to give targeted subsidy to the poor.
KMR. Han also talked about peace in Afghanistan and said that Pakistan would be the biggest beneficiary of a stable Afghanistan.
The Islamabad Security Dialogue has been seen as an annual flagship security platform based on the model of key dialogues on security and international policy.
The National Security Division, together with leading think-tanks, which are part of its advisory board, provided a platform for critical thinking and strong intellectual discourse on some of the most important challenges and opportunities faced by Pakistan and Pakistan. It has taken the initiative. According to an official statement, the wider area.
The two-day event is being attended by international thinkers and scholars, members of the federal cabinet, the diplomatic corps, former government officials, academics, think-tanks and civil society members.
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