Pakistan

Sovereignty uppermost, Gilani tells Cameron

PM assured of Britain’s full support following the Charsadda atrocity.

Maha Mussadaq May 16, 2011

ISLAMABAD:

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said the twin suicide bombings in Charsadda will not break the resolve of the Pakistan government to fight militancy.

In a telephonic conversation with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday, he said the people who have accepted responsibility for the atrocity in Charsadda have reacted to the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Gilani said that Pakistan would ensure its support and cooperation towards eliminating terrorism, keeping the sovereignty of the country uppermost.

“Pakistan is committed to working with the rest of the world to eradicate terrorism. It will also take care of its national interests,” he said.

Cameron informed Gilani that US President Barrack Obama is scheduled to visit Britain next week and Pakistan’s message would be conveyed to him.

The British premier expressed his condolence over the killing of over 90 frontier constabulary personnel who lost their lives in
the suicide attack in Charsadda. Cameron assured Gilani that Britain knew
full well Islamabad was facing political turmoil, which was exacting a heavy toll on its men and material. He assured his country’s full support to Pakistan at this time of crisis.

Meanwhile, Permanent Undersecretary of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Simon Fraser met Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir Sunday afternoon where the situation arising from the Abbottabad operation and the Afghan peace process came under discussion.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 16^th, 2011.

COMMENTS (6)

mahmood | 12 years ago | Reply Sovereignty is well and fine - but not when it's used selectively as Pakistan does. Isn't your sovereignty violated when terrorist use your territory to attack your neighbors and allies. Isn't your sovereignty violated when portions of your govt provide support for Al Qaeda. Why is your sovereignty more important than your neighbors/allies ability to defend themselves from attacks originating within your country.

Abid Chaila | 12 years ago | Reply Now a days, Pakistan is facing difficult and hard situation.In this Situation all the political and non political parties join one plate forum and seriously think about our lovely pakistan.All the muslims of the world play their role for pakistan.pakistan is a peacful country but the non muslims are not like to pakistan is rise a big muslim country on the map of the world.