ISLAMABAD: Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif said recent talks with outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) bore no concrete outcomes whereas armed forces were fully capable to contain any threat to national security.

Addressing Arab News Pakistan Annual Conference 2022 as a keynote speaker, he said situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) was under control and would be tackled amicably in case of any untoward situation. Khawaja made it clear that KP government should take cognisance whereas federal government would support it in any case to counter terrorism. “It is very heartening to see public coming to streets on their own for their rights. I feel confident that situation will be controlled.

However, recent revival of few terrorists is an expected spillover from Afghanistan,” he said.

He said that success of relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan was of great significance as Pakistan could not remain oblivious to what was happening in Afghanistan.

“Peace in Pakistan is dependent on peace in Afghanistan.  He shed light on role of media in national security lens and said importance of media for national security was of huge significance in present era. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia had undergone very fundamental changes under leadership of Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman and media was playing fundamental role in this regard. “Any change in departure from traditional way of governance to modern era practices is something like a paradigm shift which has occurred in KSA.” He said national Security at present was fundamentally economic security of a state. Media, he said was always precursor of wars in previous times as it was always media which brought to forefront strategic stance of warring parties.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 15 2022

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