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Kaira hails Kayani’s statement
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on Sunday praised the statement of army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Geo News reported.
Speaking to media after Saarc Youth Conference, the minister said that the army chief’s statement was fine but he would not further comment.
He said that process of talks between Pakistan and India had begun and it was proceeding forward in a positive manner.
Earlier, addressing the conference, he said that disputes between both the countries had gripped South Asia.
Kaira said that he supported the efforts by the youth of Pakistan and India for the betterment of relations between both the countries.
He said that terrorism didn’t take birth in Pakistan instead it became a victim of it. He said the phenomenon started in an organized manner after Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan and nobody paid heed to the issue.
The minister said that Pakistan was battling terrorism and sacrificed lives of 400,000 people.
He said that Pakistan and India would jointly host Youth Conference in 2015 while he would continue to support it whether he remained in government or not.
Courtesy www.geo.tv