ISLAMABAD- The DG ISPR in a press conference today said India should bethankful to Pakistan for our cooperation in defeating Al Qaeda and othterterror outfits. “If Pakistan had not dismantled Al Qaeda, this threat wouldhave have reached India,” he said.
He said that India’s support for instability in Pakistan was not interestof India or the region. “We have tried our best to pave way for restoringpeace in our region,” he said.
“It is our desire to make China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) a successfor the benefits of Pakistan, China and other regional countries,” he said.
“Our second challenge is to discourage elements which are undermine ourefforts for the regional peace. The third challenge is to revive the stateof econom . The interface of peace and economy should be better.”
“The 2018 has been no different from 2017 as for as ceasefire violationsare concerned. Over 940 violations have taken place at the Line of Controlin one year,” he said, adding India need to understand that suchprovocations will disturb security environment in the whole region.
He said Pakistan-India border cooperation has improved ever since Armychief’s visit to Tehran.
The army chief made a visit to Saudi Arabia and held talks with theKingdom’s leadership.