February 02 , 2017
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Nisar says Pakistan has shown flexibility in promoting peace in region
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that Pakistan has always shown maximum flexibility for promoting peace and tranquility in the region.He was addressing a seminar at National Defence University in Islamabad on Thursday. He said security is a multi dimensional and multifaceted issue and it cannot be ensured by closing borders.
The minister said the perspective of security in West may be different from that of South Asia. He referred to the Washington Summit in February 2015 in which all parties had the consensus that terrorism cannot be linked to any religion.
He said the recent US presidential order has sent a negative message to the Muslims across the world.
The minister said there is a tendency in our region to mix politics with security whereas security and politics are two different things. He said freedom movements cannot be equated with terrorism.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk