SIALKOT:
Minister for Defence and Water and Power Mohammad Asif stated on Sunday that the government wanted durable peace process with all its neighbours, including India, despite the fact that India was supporting terrorism in Pakistan, according to local media sources.
Addressing a meeting in Kingra-Pasrur village along the Sialkot boundary, he claimed that the government was aware of this situation and committed to eradicating terrorism from the country.
He said the government was striving to solve problems of border villages and improve the living standard of people by providing basic amenities.
Earlier, the minister laid the foundation stone of the Government Girls Degree College in the village of Bajra Garhi and inaugurated a project for construction of Sialkot-Kingra Road in tehsil Pasrur, authorities stated.
Khawaja Asif said the government was spending Rs1.20 billion on the projects. Besides, he added, Rs56bn would be spent on the construction of Sialkot-Lahore expressway, claimed sources.