Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Friday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), divided into different groups, is not serious about dialogue with the government.
Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, while flanked by Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Zahid Khan, he emphasised that there should be dialogue but the PTI must first abandon its negative posture against the state institutions.
The information minister regretted that the PTI is neither interested in the welfare of the people nor want to bring the political temperature down.
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“The PTI government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has no roadmap to bring reforms in any sector be it education or health,” he said, adding that the governance in KP has collapsed.
Referring to an appearance of Special Assistant to the Chief Minister for Information and Public Relations Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shafi Jan where he avoided denouncing the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) outright, he lambasted the opposition party for not condemning the terrorist outfit.
Tarar said Pakistan will win the war against terrorism. He added that the terrorists have no capacity to hit the hard targets.
As regards the year 2025, the minister said it was the year of achievements in every respect for Pakistan. He said it was the year of military might as well as the economic revival.
Alluding to Pakistan’s decisive victory in Marka-e-Haq, he said there is an international certification of the fact that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) shot down seven Indian fighter jets.
He mentioned that the Pakistan Stock Market is setting new records which reflect the confidence of investors and businesses in Pakistan’s economy. He also said 3.6 billion dollars were received in remittances last month. He appreciated overseas Pakistanis for sending record remittances to the country. “There is also increase in foreign exchange reserves and efforts are afoot to bring foreign direct investment in the country,” he said.
The information minister said the world now looks up to Pakistan with great respect in view of the country’s serious political and military leadership.
Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Thursday urged the PTI to change its attitude for initiating dialogue with the government.
“Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government should also extend full support to security institutions for fighting war on terror”, he said while talking to a private television channel, APP reported.
“We are facing terrorism in the provincial parts due to weak policies of PTI’s last regime,” he added. PTI leaders should accept the mistakes made in the past, he stated.
In reply to a question about talks with Afghan, Asif said Pakistan needs a written document from Afghan authorities so that terrorism issues facing our country could be addressed properly.
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