- Says terrorism is the greatest challenge for Pakistan
TASHKENT, June 24: President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday, terming terrorism as the greatest challenge for Pakistan, said becoming full member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), would enable the country to have a better and effective platform to fight this menace.
“We believe that the SCO provides the right security overhang under which we can fight this menace,” the President said in his address at the 16th Council of Heads of State of Shanghai Cooperation Organization held here in the Uzbek capital.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani, Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov, Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayov and Kyrgyzstan President Almazbeg Atambayev attended the session.
The representatives of Iran, Belarus and Mongolia were also present. President Mamnoon Hussain, who addressed the SCO forum in Urdu language, said Pakistan’s aim of curbing extremism and enhancing border security were in line with the objectives of SCO.
“Pakistan understands better than any other country that terrorism poses the greatest challenge to our vision of common prosperity. No other country has made greater sacrifices in fighting the forces of terrorism, separatism and extremism,” he added.
He said Pakistan had met every move, made by these “dark forces” with firm resolve and with force whenever necessary and added that it remained committed to fighting terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. The President said the ongoing comprehensive and all-out law enforcement action `Zarb-e-Azb’ was against all terrorists groups without discrimination.-Agencies
