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KARACHI – Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said Saturday that terrorist activities would not be allowed to occur again at any cost and the whole nation stood shoulder to shoulder against it.
The minister stated this while talking to reporters after meeting with the spiritual leader of the Bohra Community Mufaddal Saifuddin here on Saturday. He said everyone had to respect different schools of thought.
To a question he said that there will be no talks with enemies of the country, however talks could be held with those who will lay down arms and will be willing to follow the constitution of the country.
Sheikh Rashid also said that he was going to meet heads of different schools of thought as an Interior Minister. Sh Rashid also invited leader of the Bohra community to visit Rawalpindi stating that he has a number of followers there.
The minister said Pakistan had one of the best armies of the world and the best institutions. He said the United States had signed an agreement over Afghanistan. He also urged the world to make some space for Afghanistan.
Replying to a question, he said the Prime Minister Imran Khan was aware of wheat flour, pulses and sugar prices and directed the finance minister to reduce the prices to give relief to masses. Replying to another question regarding Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, he said that they were corrupt and had looted money, and these corrupt people did not have any future. “The next PM will also be Imran Khan,” he added.
While talking to media persons at the Jinnah International Airport, Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said that controlling the inflation was the top priority of the government and it had vowed to overcome the issue soon.
The minister said that it was the national duty of government to provide food items and medicines at affordable rates to the masses. Sheikh Rashid said that the petrol prices were much less as compared to India and Bangladesh, adding that the prices of petroleum products will fall, if they reach a deal with Saudi Arabia, he added. On the hoarding of dollars, the minister added that the FIA has been directed to crackdown on hoarders of dollars.
Sheikh Rashid Ahmed emphasised that Pakistan wanted good relations with the US and China.
Talking about the crisis in Afghanistan, he said that Pakistan would extend all possible support in the tackling the crisis. “The government will only hold talks with those who surrender,” he clarified.
He also explained clarified that the case of those involved in the massacre of the Army public school was different. “We know who is good and who is bad,” the minister said. “It is not appropriate to fight with those who surrendered to adopt peaceful lives.”
Reply to a question, the federal minister revealed that leadership of PPP was intelligent as it had boarded the Samjhauta Express. He also claimed that the PML-N would also board the train but after being thrashed.
On the appointment of Chairman of NAB, he said that there was no need to take the oppositions into confidence over the appointment of the Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) as they were also facing the corruption cases. The minister said that they would fight with the enemies of the country and vowed to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country at all costs.