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 inte
rior minister said the country was passing t
hrough circumstances which were a cause for concern. However, he hoped the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government will be successful in completing its five-year tenure.
The inte
rior 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 t
hrough the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Referring to the ongoing political crisis in Balochistan, Ahsan Iq
bal said the politics of resignations and sit-ins will weaken the country.
The PML-N- led government was shaken recently after the resignation of cabinet members in the Balochistan government. Mor
eover, Chief Minister Balochistan Sanaullah Zehri also faces a no-confidence motion in the provincial assembly.
The statement by Ahsan Iqbal comes amid huge pressure 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
217; 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.