has been a \u201cstrong proponent of a charter of economy\u201d.<\/p>\n
The premier also reiterated Pakistan\u2019s stance on the issue of India-Occupied Kashmir.<\/p>\n
Noting that Pakistan was a \u201cpeace-loving nation\u201d that wished to maintain \u201cfriendly ties with all countries, especially our neighbours\u201d, he warned that \u201cour desire for peace must not be misunderstood as weakness\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere can be no peace in South Asia without a just and fair settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, in line with the UN resolution and the aspirations of the people of Kashmir,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe condemn the human rights violations in India-Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, and urge the world to take note of the illegal changes introduced by India post-August 2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Praising the PAF, Shehbaz said it had been a \u201cprincipal instrument of our national power\u201d and had \u201cjealously guarded our air frontiers\u201d.<\/p>\n
Referring to Operation Swift Retort when the PAF shot down two Indian planes that had violated Pakistani airspace in 2019, the premier said, \u201cThe most recent example was our befitting response to the Indian aggression in February 2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe world saw how our brave sons humiliated the Indian Air Force in a show of exceptional skill and expertise,\u201d the prime minister remarked.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo other nation has been tested by a combination of challenges \u2014 such as terrorism, extremism and militancy \u2014 the way we have.\u201d<\/p>\n
He termed the PAF\u2019s performance in \u201cneutralising threats to national security\u201d as \u201csimply outstanding\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
has been a \u201cstrong proponent of a charter of economy\u201d. The premier also reiterated Pakistan\u2019s stance on the issue of India-Occupied Kashmir. Noting that Pakistan was a \u201cpeace-loving nation\u201d that wished to maintain \u201cfriendly ties with all countries, especially our neighbours\u201d, he warned that \u201cour desire for peace must not be misunderstood as weakness\u201d. \u201cThere […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":328049,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-328054","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n