Anwaarul Haq Kakar asserts not to bow down to terrorists ‘no matter what’
Interim Premier Anwaarul Haq Kakar in Karachi.
Interim premier assures resolution of issues facing Karachi business community
KARACHI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has vowed to continue the fight against terrorism, saying that surrender was not an option.
Praising the sacrifice of Pakistan Army soldiers in the country’s war against terrorism on Wednesday, he asserted that Pakistan will not bow down before radicalism, extremism and intolerance under any circumstances.
“Pakistan will not surrender in front of radicalism, extremism (and) intolerance … this is our home and we will run the country on our terms,” he maintained.
Mr Kakar’s statement comes a day after six soldiers embraced martyrdom during a gun battle with terrorists in the general area of Asman Manza of South Waziristan tribal district.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) had stated in a press release on Tuesday that the troops effectively engaged with the terrorists, killing four of them, while two others were injured.
Addressing a press conference in Karachi on Wednesday, the interim premier said: “Those who have misconceptions that such attacks will tire us should know that we will never forget our martyrs or their sacrifices and won’t refrain from such sacrifices in future.
“We will, in fact, pursue them.”
Earlier, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar assured that the interim government would make maximum efforts to address the issues faced by the business community of Karachi.
The prime minister, talking to the businessmen coming from the small and medium enterprises, said keeping in view the limited time and mandate, the caretaker government would put in all-out efforts to make a beginning for a new Karachi and Pakistan.
He said Karachi, once a “romance” and vacation destination for the people of Balochistan lost its grandeur and suffered from economic and social issues.
He said the Sindh capital used to be home to multiple ethnicities and cultures representing the whole of Pakistan.
He said the interim government would strive to revive the Pakistan which Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal had dreamed of.
He said considering the poor treatment of minorities in the neighboring country, the people of Pakistan should be thankful for the foresightedness of Quaid-e-Azam who had struggled for a separate homeland.
The prime minister said mutual respect, observance of rights and obedience of the Quranic teachings could help resolve almost 92% of the issues confronting the country. He assured the business community that the Sindh chief secretary and other government machinery would keep them on board for formulating a mechanism to resolve their issues. – Web Desk / News Agencies
