*ISLAMABAD: Advisor on National Security Nasser Khan Janjua on Sunday saidWashington was blaming Pakistan over its own failures in Afghanistan.*
He said Pakistan was sincere in bringing peace in the neighboring countryand had provided all out assistance in this regard.
“Pakistan believes in peaceful neighborhood but Afghanistan should not useits soil for activities against the immediate neighbors on the behest ofothers,” he said while speaking at a conference of international newsagencies organized by Associated Press of Pakistan in Islamabad.
He said Pakistan was a forerunner of peace but faced a perception problemin international media which needed to be corrected with reality check.
“Different perceptions exist about Pakistan in the world. Sometimes, it isconsidered a poor Muslim country that is insecure due to threats ofextremism and terrorism. It is also dubbed as a nuclear country at timeswhere nuclear weapons could fall into the hands of terrorists. There arealso allegations on us of playing double game in Afghanistan. However,these perceptions are not based on reality,” he said
Presenting a pictorial reflection of Pakistan, Nasser Khan Janjua saidPakistan was a country of over two hundred million people and holds richculture and diversity, which needed to be highlighted in internationalmedia.
He said Pakistan paid a huge price in war against terrorism and sacrificedover 70,000 lives to eradicate this scourge and bring peace in the countryand the region.
The theme of the conference was ‘Pakistan’s Media – Opportunities andChallenges, with special focus on News Agencies’.
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb was the guest of honour whileNasser Khan Janjua the chief guest at the inaugural session.
Delegates from over a dozen countries attended the event and discussedcurrent challenges being faced by media especially news agencies and evolvea new strategy to cope with them.