PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here on Thursday said that the government and military leadership were working together for sustainable peace and development on a fast track basis in Khyber Pakthunkhwa.
Addressing the Federal Apex Committee of National Action Plan here at Governor House, the Prime Minister said that difficult decisions had to be taken in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to the deteriorating law and order situation, expressing the resolve that the federal government, in cooperation with the military leadership would soon be able to restore durable peace, development and prosperity in the terrorism-affected districts of the province.
The high level meeting of the federal apex committee was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, Interior Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi, Federal Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar, Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Gilgit-Baltistan and SAFRON Engineer Amir Muqam, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb, Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervez Malik, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Leghari, Prime Minister’s Adviser Rana Sanaullah, senior military leadership and senior officers of the relevant department.
Addressing the Federal Apex Committee, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said KP was a beautiful province inhabited by courageous, brave and resilient people, adding that the federal government had been compelled to impose constitutional measures of emergency and Governor’s rule in the province under extraordinary difficult circumstances.
He prayed to Allah Almighty to help the government and people advance the process of peace and development in the province. The prime minister also expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death of a female teacher and children in the recent school roof collapse in Peshawar and expressed sympathies with the victims.
The prime minister said he had directed the Governor KP to immediately visit the affected site of the school at Dir Colony and ensure a complete investigation into the tragic incident.
“KP has been badly affected by the difficult situation created over the past several years,” he said, adding that the deterioration of law and order during the last six years had caused serious damage to peace and development in the province.
The prime minister recalled that Pakistan’s armed forces and security institutions had rendered immense sacrifices for protection of the motherland and successfully defeated terrorism in KP and other parts of the country. “By 2018, complete peace had been restored in KP,” he said, adding that the peace was achieved through sacrifices rendered by security personnel as well as mothers, sisters, politicians and children.
He said that around 80,000 people had lost their lives in the war against terrorism, while the country’s economy had suffered losses worth billions of dollars. The prime minister said that several political families in KP had also made great sacrifices in the fight against terrorism, with many families being devastated as a result of the conflict.
He regretted that after peace had been restored in 2018, terrorists were brought back by a party that plunged the province into a deep crisis in its 13-year rule and undermined sacrifices made in the fight against terrorism. Resultantly, the people of the province bore the adverse consequences due to criminal negligence of the PTI rulers. “For the future of the country’s children, thousands of soldiers of our security forces sacrificed their lives. There can be no greater disservice to the country than failing to recognize and respect these great sacrifices,” he remarked.-APP
Federal Govt, military leadership work together for sustainable peace, development in KP: PM
