NAROWAL (Dunya News) - Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said India should be grateful to Pakistan for its efforts for regional peace by brokering a ceasefire between Iran and the US in order to save the world from destruction.
Addressing a ceremony here on Saturday, he said world has kept eyes on peace talks ongoing in Pakistan.
He said US-Israel war on Iran put the entire region at risk of destruction and engulfed the entire world economy, which caused inflation, adding with the conflict, poverty and inflation had increased throughout the world, including Pakistan.
The federal minister said Allah Almighty has honoured Pakistan to end the war.
“Delegates from the United States and Iran are present in Islamabad to hold peace talks,” the minister said.
Ahsan Iqbal said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated Field Marshal Asim Munir, whose successful efforts earned Pakistan respect that has made ‘our friends proud.’
He said, “If our neighbours look from the borders, they will see smoke rising. At this point, they are burning like coal and turning to ashes. They do not know if this war had not stopped, millions of people within India would have suffered from hunger, poverty and unemployment.”
The federal minister said that instead of being jealous of what Pakistan is doing today, India should be grateful to Pakistan.
“Pakistan has saved the world from destruction and has also saved India. Allah Almighty is blessing Pakistan with honour under the PML-N government.”