Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has reaffirmed government's commitment not to allow anyone to destabilize peace in country.
He was addressing a joint press conference in Islamabad today, alongside the Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Information and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Affairs, Ikhtiar Wali Khan.
The Information Minister said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, along with Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, attended the funeral prayers of the soldiers martyred in the recent terrorist attack in Orakzai district.
The Minister said the martyred soldiers sacrificed their lives for the protection and peace of the country. He said the families of the martyrs have expressed pride in the sacrifices of their loved ones.
Attaullah Tarar said that during the tenure of PTI, the terrorists were brought back to Pakistan which caused serious damage to the country. He said the hard-earned peace in Pakistan was restored through military operations Zarb-e-Azb and Radd-ul-Fasaad, which broke the back of terrorism across the country.
The Information Minister said Pakistan was founded on the 27th night of Ramadan and will remain till the Day of Judgment. He emphasized that Pakistan's security policy is evolved in Islamabad and not elsewhere.
Attaullah Tarar praised Pakistan's security forces, saying they stand like an iron wall against terrorism and that their sacrifices will be written in golden words in history. The Minister also referred to a recent London court ruling against a PTI supporter, calling it a vindication of the government's stance. He said the decision has exposed the baseless allegations made against Pakistan's state institutions.
Speaking on the occasion, Ikhtiar Wali Khan said although the change of chief ministers in provinces is a routine political matter, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is suffering due to poor governance and the rising threat of terrorism.
He said PTI government had left Pakistan on the verge of bankruptcy, but under the current government, the country's economy is now recovering.