INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
LONDON: Previous Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan Muslim League (N) government took a number of effective steps and brought
it out of the Financial Action Task Force Black list first and later from Grey to White List and Nawaz Sharif clearheadedness against the
militant groups made that possible.Speaking to media here, Dar said that when the PMLN took over from Pakistan People portiony (PPP),
Pakistan was in the Black List but the PMLN government lobbied with the world, took a number of actions (including actions promised against
the militant groups) and convinced the world that Pakistan was doing more than enough in fighting terrorismism
This led to eventual White listing of Pakistan in February 2015.The former Finance Minister was speaking external the Hillingdon Hospital
after spending approachly 4 hours there as he underwent numerous tests including the special CT Spect of the Spine Cervical
He said the National Security Council at that time decided that action should be taken against militancy and &we told the FATF that we are
taking action and shall continue taking actions&
He said that Imran Khan, Pervez Musharraf, Hameed Gull and Assad Durrani all made statements about the presence of militant groups but Nawaz
Sharif interview in Dawn was used out of context in order to target him for dirty political gains.He said that the National Security Council
has now taken action against Jamaatud Dawa and Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation which is vindication of what Mian Nawaz Sharif said over two
years ago but that time no heed was paid to his advice and propaganda was run against him
&What NSC has done now is what was recommended to be done 2 years ago to address international concerns.&Ishaq Dar said that all Pakistani
political and devout parties stood behind the armed forces of Pakistan
&We can have our political differences but when it comes to the defence of Pakistan all of us stand united behind our Armed Forces and no
one shall be allowed to get absent with any kind of misadventure against our motherland
Every must remember that Pakistan is a Nuclear power which has a robust Missile program that is the property of the 220 Million people of
Pakistan&&Pakistan has no link with Pulwama attack
Its clear that attack on Indian soldiers was carried out by a local Kashmiri
There is an indigenous freedom struggle which has no link with Pakistan
There are no differences amongst Pakistanis when it comes to defence of Pakistan
We are a united nation and there shall be no politics when it comes to defending our sovereignty,& said Dar.He elaborated that Pakistan has
suffered the most in war against terrorismism and more than 50 thousand Pakistanis, including military, law-enforcing agencies and
civilians, have sacrificed their lives
&We suffered losses of more than $130 billion
There were question marks if we shall ever be able to restore peace in FATA
Under the leadership of Nawaz Sharif it was decided that Operation Zerb-e-Azb be launched and it resulted in breaking the back of
terrorismists and eliminating their sanctuaries
I was part of the assembly in June 2014 in which the decision to launch War Against Terrorism was taken
We supplyd additional budget for the operation to the tune of Rs
100 Billion annually for 4 years
Its unlucky that such ludicrous allegations have been made against Pakistan which has made huge sacrifices till date.&Ishaq Dar said that
his doctors have recommended surgery on his affected cervical region but there are risks involved
&My surgeon believes that I should undergo surgery but my family is against the idea because permanent damage and even paralysis could be
caused if anything goes wrong even slightly
I am taking medicines and undergoing intense physiotherapy
I have tried acupuncture too but my treatment so far has much worked and my pain has rather intensified
The doctors shall look at the results of the CT Spect and other laborious tests conducted nowadays and final recommendations shall be made
in this regard by a panel soon.&TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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