Pakistan's commitment resulted into phenomenal victory against terrorism: British NSA
Mark Lyall Grant called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at PM House.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - Mark Lyall Grant, the National Security Adviser (United Kingdom), called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at PM House on Monday morning, commended the government for achieving substantial successes in this war.
Mark Lyall Grant acknowledged the huge sacrifices made by the armed forces, police and other law enforcing agencies in the war against terrorism.
He said that the commitment of political government and armed forces, supported by the people of Pakistan have resulted into phenomenal victory against terrorism.
Mark Lyall Grant also congratulated the Prime Minister on successfully completing the IMF support programme and achieving macroeconomic stability.
"It was exceedingly positive to learn from DFID that Pakistan is showing remarkable improvement in the health and education sectors", added the NSA.
The National Security Advisor appreciated the Prime Minister’s policy of reaching out to the neighbour countries for establishing cordial relationships with them. "We encourage and support your efforts for peaceful cooperation with your neighbouring countries", he said.
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan is peace loving country and pursues the policy of maintaining friendly relationships with all its neighbours. He said the issue of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) is the core issue between India and Pakistan and its resolution would ensure durable peace in the region.
Kashmir issue must be resolved according to the UN resolutions as per the commitments made by the Indian Government, he added.
The Prime Minister urged that the world community must take a note of the grave human rights violations and atrocities committed by Indian forces in the Indian Occupied Kashmir.
He said it is high time that long standing issue of IOK is resolved as per the aspirations of the people of Kashmir; guaranteed to them by the UN resolutions.
"More than hundred innocent people have been brutally killed, hundreds have been blinded by the use of pellet guns while thousands have been injured in the last few months alone," stated the Prime Minister.
