Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has said that Nawaz Sharif had talked to Obama about releasing Aafia, but Obama refused saying that we cannot do anything, it is a matter for the court.
Addressing the event, he said that the narrative that Pakistan has become isolated at the diplomatic level is wrong. Let me make it clear that Pakistan is not alone at the diplomatic level. There have been visits and things are getting better for Pakistan at the diplomatic level.
He said that he will hold a second meeting today regarding ML-1, the first phase of ML-1 will be completed soon and the summary will also come.
Ishaq Dar said that our effort is on direct investment and exports, our focus is now on these things, some people are disillusioned, I will make them stop disillusionment.
He said that Pakistan has minerals and natural reserves, the prices of electricity in Pakistan are not compatible with the issue of global competition, there will be work to increase the skills of the people in terms of human resources, there will be discussions with the Chinese company Huawei on skills training. has happened
He said that Pakistan cannot change its neighbours, so it is better to improve relations with its neighbours. Pakistan is trying to have positive relations with Afghanistan. It was an attempt to put a blow on Pakistan-China relations.
The Deputy Prime Minister said that two incidents harmed Pakistan, Chinese engineers were attacked, only Chinese citizens were targeted, why only Chinese were targeted? The CPEC project is not being tolerated by the opponents, TTP is involved in both Chinese incidents, that is why we demand the same from Afghanistan to expel TTP.
He said that polio was eradicated from Pakistan in 2018, but polio cases are reappearing in the areas of KP due to traffic from the Afghanistan border. Pakistan is ready to sit with Afghanistan to eradicate polio. We will increase cooperation with Afghanistan in the fields of public health, Pakistan is also cooperating to improve security in Afghanistan, has asked Afghanistan to block the routes of terrorism from its soil to Pakistan, Pakistan considers Afghanistan as its Muslim brother country. admits.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister said that Aafia Siddiqui tried to bring her sister to Pakistan before, when Barack Obama was the American President, Nawaz Sharif had spoken in a personal capacity, but Obama had replied that such No, President Obama said that our court has sentenced us to do nothing.
Ishaq Dar further said that Aafia Siddiqui has already suffered a lot, he will keep trying until Aafia Siddiqui comes to Pakistan.
