Ahsan Iqbal Calls On Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif

Sumaira FH Published February 23, 2018 | 06:46 PM

Federal Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal called on Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, here on Friday.

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Feb, 2018 ) :Federal Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal called on Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, here on Friday. During the meeting, different matters of mutual interest including steps taken for eradication of terrorism, overall situation in the country and ongoing political issues came under discussion.

Both the leaders expressed their satisfaction over the positive steps taken for bringing about improvement in general situation of law and order in the province. On the occasion, the chief minister said that it was the best time to maintain solidarity because the country would move forward with the power of unity.

Terrorism, fanaticism and sectarianism are not the fate of the people and in a Pakistan of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, there is no room for such societal menaces, he added. Pakistani nation has given tremendous sacrifices in war against terrorism and the commitment and passion of the nation is much bigger than the challenge of terrorism.

It is satisfying that well-coordinated implementation of national action plan has broken the proverbial backbone of terrorists, he added.

He said that Pakistan would be made a haven of peace by decisively defeating the menace of terrorism and every person would have to play its role to maintain law & order in the country.

The chief minister said that the people of all provinces and other territories including Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir would equally benefit from China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) related projects.

China is making historic investment of billions of Dollars in Pakistan through CPEC and the project was a game-changer initiative in real sense, he added. The CPEC has opened the doors on foreign investment in Pakistan and it would also play an important role in elimination of terrorism and fanaticism in the region, and help overcome poverty, he added.

He hoped that CPEC project would alter the course of history and vowed that no conspiracy would ever be allowed to be succeeded against it.