Govt not expecting positive response to talks offer to India, says minister

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ISLAMABAD: Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said the government does not expect the Indian leadership to respond positively to Pakistan’s desire of talks to resolve issues.

“The upcoming election in India and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s anti-Pakistan stance are the reasons behind the government’s low expectations to immediately mend ties with its neighbour,” he said.

Moreover, he stated that the major reason behind the differences with the US was its plan to give a role to India in Afghanistan, even though the two countries were in agreement that the US would leave a stable Afghanistan.

“A stable Afghanistan is in Pakistan’s interests, as the nation has already suffered a lot,” he said.

Fawad also stated that a ‘white-paper’ on power load shedding and corruption will be released before the media, adding that the government’s promise to give away 10 million jobs and five million houses will be checked upon twice a month.

The minister explained that PM Imran endorsed the army chief that the ‘right to carry the gun’ should be with the state and not with any banned outfit or private force, and those who would not adhere to this, would face elimination, and no outfit, even the one which might have sided with the government, would not be allowed to resort to violence or carry the gun.

He said the prime minister would soon announce a plan for the overseas Pakistanis, who would invest in Pakistan in various projects and they be offered facilities and concessions. Chaudhry also said the government was committed to the agreements signed with China under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

 

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