PESHAWAR
Amun Taraqqi Party (ATP) chairman Muhammad Faiq Shah linked the country’s progress and prosperity with peace and stability.
Shah said peace is pre-requisite to bring sustainable economic growth and development.
He urged the political parties to cooperate with security institutions to thwart evil designs of the anti-state elements.
The ATP chief said Pakistan is located in a highly sensitive and important region wherein both threats and opportunities for progress existed.
Faiq was speaking at a seminar titled: ‘Pakistan an important country in the region’ here on Wednesday.
Eminent scholars, researchers, politicians, experts, intellectuals and students, and people were present during the seminar.
He remarked that a prolonged war had been fought by security forces and the whole nation as a result of that the country had made a cradle of peace.
Shah said enemies were trying to sabotage all these peace initiatives by carrying out their nefarious activities in Balochistan and other parts of the country, which is highly condemnable.
The ATP chairman said people of Balochistan paid matchless sacrifices for peace and stability.
He said Pakistan’s arch-rival India and other enemies are targeting this region and attempt to weaken the country.
However, he said the resolve of the whole nation and institutions is unflinching and like an iron-wall.
Shah said economic and social progress is our right and prime goal, which would be achieved at any cost. The party leader called upon the youth to come forward and stand in support of institutions.
He continued to say that the country’s future is attached with youth and its future secure by them.
Faiq was of the view that central Asia, Afghanistan and other regional countries can get progress through Pakistan, and these countries cannot be ignored.
He stressed that the scourge of terrorism must be eradicated from the region, which is a global issue.
Shah urged the world to extend cooperation with Pakistan to completely wipe out the menace of the terrorism in the whole region.
He asked India to abstain from conspiracies and intervention.
Otherwise, he warned that this cowardice and vicious game will diminish and dismantle India.
