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National Security Committee agrees to recalibrate foreign policy, initiate economic partnerships
National Security Committee (NSC) on Tuesday agreed on the importance of recalibrating the foreign policy framework to bring more focus on countries of the region and launch new initiatives to enhance economic partnerships with friendly countries
The committee met in Islamabad under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to review the current international and regional situation.
The NSC reiterated that Pakistan will continue its fight against terrorism and extremism. "Our policies will continue to be formulated and implemented in light of our national interests," read a statement issued by the PM House.
The meeting was attended by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and the three services chiefs.
The committee was briefed on the current international and regional situation particularly on relations with the regional countries.
The participants of the meeting agreed on strengthening the cooperation in China Pakistan Economic Corridor project as the flagship programme of One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative.
They also stressed the importance of peace among the Afghan people "through an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned national peace and reconciliation process".
The committee underscored the need for consistent and continued engagement with Afghanistan. The importance of effective border management and time-bound repatriation of Afghan refugees to Afghanistan in a dignified manner was also emphasised.
It condemned the "unprovoked Indian ceasefire violations" along the Line of Control and Working Boundary. "More than 400 ceasefire violations in 2018 alone had resulted in the Shahadat of and injuries to scores of innocent civilians," read the statement issued by the PM House.
The committee observed that through consistent ceasefire violations, the Indian government was trying to divert the international attention from blatant human rights violations in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. India must give priority to peace.
Foreign minister Khawaja Asif also briefed the committee on his recent successful visit to Russia and recalled the desire of the two countries to further strengthen bilateral relations in all areas.
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Repatriation of all the Afghan refugees ASAP. Let Ghani, Modi or Trump take care of them. We took care of them for almost 30 years that is enough.
At last.
There is nothing new.
teaching Chinese in madrasas is the best move by Pakistan as it will increase the relationship with Xinjiang province and extend help to the oppressed
There should be zero tolerance to any security threat. Regional countries has a lot of common interests to unite and progress together. Security, energy, trade, education and heath should be priorities.
Nothing new in the meeting.
Wow initiate now? what was this government doing for past nearly five years? Continue to keep your head in the sand. What an accomplishment of our foreign polic.
What is laughable is that our Foreign minister Khawaja Asif, goes to Russia once in 6 months and comes out empty handed and calls it a successful visit. Whereas Russian President Putin goes to India to meet Modi and they get $10 bilion contract signed. Why do we fool our own people?