Pakistan was playing important role in war against terrorism, he stated while talking to a private news channel. "We will have to resolve the issues of extremism and terrorism for permanent peace," he stated. He condemned the killing of innocent people in bomb blast in Parachinar. He said it had become difficult for anti-Pakistan elements to digest the growing economic ties with China besides Russia. Khurram Dastagir said that the government had taken steps to bring Federally Administered Tribal Areas into mainstream. Pakistan cannot separate from the strategic changes being reported around the world, he stated.