- Interior Minister calls on Punjab CM
- Shehbaz says CPEC will alter the course of history
- Ahsan Iqbal discusses steps for eradication of terrorism, political situation with CM
Federal Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal called on Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif here on Friday and discussed with him different matters of mutual interest including steps taken for eradication of terrorism, overall situation in the country and ongoing political issues.
Both the leaders expressed their satisfaction over the positive steps taken for bringing improvement in general situation of law and order in the province.
On the occasion, the chief minister said that it was the best time to maintain solidarity because the country would move forward with the power of unity. He said that the terrorism, fanaticism and sectarianism were not the fate of the people and in a Pakistan of Quaid-e-Azam, there was no room for such societal menaces.
Pakistani nation has given tremendous sacrifices in war against terrorism and the commitment and passion of the nation was much bigger than the challenge of terrorism, he said and added that it was satisfying that the well-coordinated implementation of National Action Plan has broken the proverbial backbone of the terrorists.
Shehbaz Sharif said that that Pakistan will be made a heaven of peace by decisively defeating the menace of terrorism and every person would have to play its role to maintain law and order in the country.
The CM said, “People of all the provinces including Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Kashmir will equally benefit from the CPEC-related projects. It is worthwhile that China is making a historic investment of billions of dollars in Pakistan through CPEC and this project is a game-changer initiative in the real sense. The CPEC has opened the doors of foreign investment to Pakistan and it will also play an important role for the elimination of terrorism and fanaticism in the region along with helping to overcome the poverty.”
He expressed the commitment that CPEC would alter the course of history and vowed that no conspiracy will ever be allowed to be succeeded against it.
