ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Friday said that no one can say with certainty that the sitting government will complete its tenure and would remain intact till March, a private TV channel reported.
The interior minister said the country was passing
through circumstances which were a cause for concern. However, he hoped th
e Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government will be successful in completing its five-year tenure.
The interior minister further said that the country’s external front was facing difficulties and in such a situation, anarchy in the country and uncertainty can prove detrimental for Pakistan. He said that the enemies of the country were worried over the success being achieved
through the China-Pakistan Eco
nomic Corridor (CPEC).
Referring to the ongoing political crisis in Balochistan, Ahsan Iqbal said the politics of resignations and sit-ins will weaken the country.
The PML-N- le
d government was shaken recently after the resignation of cabinet members in the Balochistan government. Moreover, Chief Minister Balochistan Sanaullah Zehri also faces a no-confidence motion in the
provincial assembly.
The statement by Ahsan Iqbal comes amid huge pressur
e Pakistan is facing on the foreign front following scathing remarks by United States President Donald Trump earlier this week wherein he had said Washington had ‘foolishly’ handed Islamabad more than $33 billion in aid over the last 15 years while getting nothing in return.
Published in Daily Times, January 6th 2018.
