Ahsan Iqbal Calls for India to Acknowledge Pakistan’s Role in Regional Peace

Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal stated that instead of being jealous of what Pakistan is doing today, India should be grateful to it.

Addressing a ceremony on Saturday, Iqbal said world has kept eyes on peace talks ongoing in Pakistan. He added US-Israel war on Iran put the entire region at risk of destruction and engulfed the entire world economy, which caused inflation, adding with the conflict, poverty and inflation had increased throughout the world, including Pakistan.

The federal minister said Allah Almighty has honoured Pakistan to end the war. Delegates from the United States and Iran are present in Islamabad to hold peace talks, he added.

Iqbal also mentioned that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated Field Marshal Asim Munir, whose successful efforts earned Pakistan respect that made ‘our friends proud.’

He said if our neighbours look from the borders, they will see smoke rising. At this point, they are burning like coal and turning to ashes. He does not know if this war had not stopped, millions of people within India would have suffered from hunger, poverty and unemployment.

The federal minister concluded that instead of being jealous of what Pakistan is doing today, India should be grateful to Pakistan for saving the world from destruction and also saving India. Allah Almighty is blessing Pakistan with honour under the PML-N government.