Khalid Jamil
Islamabad (June 07, 2017): The National Security Committee, which met here today with Prime Minister in the chair, while condemning Kabul bombings resolved to continue efforts for establishing lasting peace in Kabul and help Afghan people.
According to the details, Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday chaired a special meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) of the Cabinet to review issues of national and regional security.
With the June 1 Kabul bomb attack that took 90 lives and injured hundreds more in the backdrop, the meeting took special notice of Afghanistan’s clearly-worded criticism over Pakistan’s alleged involvement in the attack.
The Committee expressed concerns over leveling of baseless allegations by Afghan government against Pakistan.
The meeting renewed Pakistan’s commitment towards regional and international peace.
The NSC emphatically stated that Pakistan would defend itself resolutely against the threats posed by the institutional collaboration of hostile elements.
The participants voiced concerns on deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan and strongly rejected the baseless allegations on Pakistan in that context. It was highlighted that Pakistan was the only country in the Afghan equation which has achieved clear and measurable success against terrorism despite limited capacity and huge human and economic costs.
It was highlighted that Pakistan was the only country in the region which has achieved clear and measurable success against terrorism, despite having limited resources and having borne considerable human and economic losses.
It said Pakistan has not only remained committed to a peaceful and stable Afghanistan but also worked with all regional and global initiatives to that end.
The forum noted that Pakistan has also shown exceptional restraint even when Afghan territory was used for terrorist acts in Pakistan which resulted in massive human losses.
A statement issued after the meeting said Pakistan has not only remained committed to a peaceful and stable Afghanistan, but also worked with all regional and global initiatives to that end. At the same time, the participants of the meeting held that Pakistan has shown exceptional restraint even when Afghan territory was used for terrorist acts in Pakistan, which resulted in extreme human losses.
In addition, the statement presented that Pakistan was fully cognizant of institutional collaboration by elements hostile to Pakistan and would defend itself resolutely against manifest and future threats.
The meeting was attended by Minister for Defense Khawaja Asif, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Ch Nisar Ali Khan, Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Air Chief Sohail Aman, Naval Chief Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah and DG ISI Lieutenant General Naveed Mukhtar.
In the past, Pakistan and Afghanistan have accused each other of harboring terrorists. In February earlier this year, the Afghan foreign ministry demanded arrest and handover of 85 leaders of Taliban, Haqqani Network and other terrorist groups and action against 32 alleged terrorist training centres that it claimed were based in Pakistan.
Preceding that demand, Pakistan had handed over a similar list of 76 Pakistani terrorists based in Afghanistan, and asked for their arrest and handover.
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