US-India annoyed with Pakistan due China, CPEC: Defence Minister
Shares
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Engr Khurram Dastgir Khan on Monday said Pakistan's defence was invincible as
its valiant armed forces had the best capability to defend the
motherland.
Pakistan's armed forces, he said, had conducted military
exercises with Russian forces to hone their capabilities. Pakistan
improved ties with Russia during the government of former prime
minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, he said speaking in a private
news channel programme.
He said Pakistan had been fighting a successful war against
terrorism and rendered sacrifices.
The minister said Pakistan launched operations Zarb-e-Azb and
Raddul-Fasad and eliminated terrorism from the country. "We have
restored peace in the country and cleansed it of terrorists and
militants."
He said Pakistan would take all the decisions with the
consultation of regional partners. India was a big threat for
regional peace, he added.
Khurram Dastgir said India had made violations on the Line of Control (LoC) but Pakistan's forces had given
it a befitting response.
Commenting on the statement of United States President Donald Trump against Pakistan, he said America had no policy
makers.
China and Russia had given statements in favour of Pakistan, he added. The minister said the process of dialogue should continue with America as Pakistan wanted peace in Afghanistan.
He said America was disturbed due to the China Pakistan Economic
Corridor (CPEC) project, which was launched by China due to diplomacy
of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. The project would open new ways
of development and prosperity, he added.
He said China was a all-weather friend of Pakistan, which invested 56 billion dollars through CPEC at the time when no country was ready to invest in Pakistan.
