ISLAMABAD – Pakistan National Security committee has decided to take allthe regional countries on board regarding Pakistan’s status in FATF”,Foreign Office spokesperson has revealed.
The recent visit of United States National Security Council official LisaCurtis is indicative that Pakistan and the USA want to move forward intheir mutual relationship, Foreign Office Wednesday said.
During the weekly press briefing here, Foreign Office Spokesperson DrMuhammad Faisal said both the countries are trying to find common ground intheir bilateral relations and this visit is part of those efforts which arehappening outside public glare.
He said Pakistan has been conducting various counter terrorism operationsto create regional stability. “Pakistan has been rendering numeroussacrifices in war against terrorism and world must realize its positions”,he added.
Replying to a question he said the government of Pakistan has been takingactions against all the deficiencies pointed out by the FATF.
He said Pakistan has always maintained that the only solution of Afghanconflict lies in politically negotiated settlement, which is Afghan led andAfghan-owned.
He pointed out that military approach of seventeen years has failed torender desired results and increased miseries of Afghan civilians.
Replying to another query about statements by Indian army chief, thespokesman said these statements reflect the jingoistic mindset penetratingin Indian society.
He said as a responsible member of the international community, Pakistanopts not to reciprocate such statements. “Although, our armed forces arefully capable of responding to any threat,” he added.
Regarding development of drone technology by India, he said its use shouldbe consistent with the principles of UN Charter and international humanrights law and established norms of a responsible state.
He said development of drone technology by India is worrying in the contextof its expanding military capabilities in conventional and non-conventionaldomains.
Dr Faisal said Indian occupation forces killed two Kashmiri youth who wasdetained in Tral and Hajin areas. Amnesty International in its AnnualReport of 2017-18 has highlighted the impunity enjoyed by the Indian forcesfor human rights abuses”, he added.
He said Indian Motion Pictures Producers’ Association (IMPPA)’s ban onPakistani artists is unfortunate. “Art and cinema which bring peopletogether by acting as cultural bridges are being held hostage to hate andxenophobia, he said.