Civil, military leadership making joint efforts to improve Pakistan's economy: PM

Talking about the situation in Straits of Hormuz and Bab al Mandab in Red Sea, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said brotherly and friendly countries were making efforts to de-escalate the situation. To a question about his meeting with the President of Iran, he affirmed that he took the Iranian President into confidence about Pakistan’s efforts to de-escalate regional tensions.

He said during the detailed meeting, he that establishment of peace in the region was need of the hour. “Iran is our brotherly neighbouring country and like before Pakistan’s civil and military leadership will continue collective efforts for peace,” he remarked.

He said the President of Iran appreciated efforts of Pakistan and said the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding was fully acceptable to Iran, which was ready to work further on it. Allah was blessing efforts of Pakistan for peace, he remarked.

To another question, he said terrorists coming from Afghanistan were perpetrating terrorist activities in Pakistan and were martyring innocent people and military and police officers and personnel. “The incidents of terrorism are very condemnable and Pakistan is befittingly responding to this terrorism,” he said adding “We will not sit idle till the complete eradication of terrorism from the country.”