Close civil-military ties in supreme national interest: Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Thursday said close civil-military relations were the need of the hour and were in supreme national interest.

“Enemies of Pakistan do not want to see close civil-military relations in Pakistan,” he said while addressing recently-promoted two-star generals here.

The minister said even some masquerading as ‘friends’ also did not want to see civilians and military working together in the country.

He said civilians and military should speak with one voice and act unanimously which would serve the country for years to come.

Meanwhile, Chaudhry Nisar the other day visited different localities of his constituency including Barka and Papen Bangla, where he talked to notables and elected representatives.

The minister said that the Pakistani people wanted peace above everything else. He said the most difficult task is to govern Pakistan where at one side there is a heap of problems and on other side expectations of people, but the government of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) was endeavouring to resolve problems of people and coming up to their expectations.
Regarding performance, he said there exists a clear difference between Pakistan of 2017 and Pakistan of past, adding that situation would further improve in days to come.
The Minister said those who did nothing for the country, as well as the nation and set examples of inefficiency during their tenure, are trying to misguide the nation through levelling false allegations just to hide their incompetence.
The Minister said he takes politics as public service and not as a business or to mint money. Referring to development work in his constituency, Ch. Nisar said during his 32 years political career, particularly during his governmental tenure, he managed to execute a lot of development work and served people with commitment. The Minister said those who changed parties and political direction and repeatedly came to power did not have the strength or ability to put a brick of development in the area.

The Minister urged the local elders and dignitaries to point out problems of people and play an active role in their resolution.
He said the elected representatives of the area should also play their role in eliminating problems like corruption and nepotism from police, and other government departments and work for justice keeping in mind religious principles.
He said curbing of corruption at the grassroots level can only be made with cooperation and help of people.
During the meeting, people of the area also discussed matters of national interests and presented problems of the area.
Replying to a question about cricket, he said organising cricket matches in the country would improve country’s image. Point scoring on all matters is inappropriate, he said.