We Condemn Terrorism Including State Terrorism Against People Under Illegal Occupation: Imran Khan At SCO Summit

Bishkek: Condemning terrorism in all forms, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan said on Friday at the SCO summit that Pakistan is among the few countries to have successfully turned the tide against it.

Addressing the heads of different countries during a meeting of the SCO summit, the premier started off by saying that Pakistan is an attractive investment destination and a large market endowed with a rich array of resources.

“Our predominantly young population of Pakistan is imbued with immense energy and creativity. Our other endowments include a vast pool of skilled human resource, a large agrarian base, tremendous tourism potential, diverse mineral wealth and a developed IT infrastructure,” the premier said.

The PM further said that the country’s foreign policy outlook is anchored on the inexplicable length between peace and development. “Pakistan builds its partnerships based on mutual respect, sovereign equality and equal benefit,” the premier further said.

PM asserted that the world was seeing the advent of a multi-polar global order for the first time in ages. “Epicentres of economic power and growth momentum are shifting eastwards. Regional integration is speeding up. Disruptive technologies are maturing,” the PM added.

PM further said the summit that growing intolerance and Islamaphobia were threatening to accentuate religious fault-lines. “Pakistan condemns terrorism in all forms and manifestations including state terrorism against people under illegal occupation. We are among the few countries to have successfully turned the tide against terrorism,” PM Khan reiterated.

The premier added that South Asia continues to be challenged by common enemies of poverty, illiteracy, disease and under-development. “Enduring peace and prosperity in South Asia will remain elusive until the main dynamic in South Asia is shifted from confrontation to cooperation,” he contended.