Staff Reporter
Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday said that war was never an option, but Pakistan was ready to retaliate in a befitting manner if India would go for any misadventure or impose a war on the country.
Addressing a press conference after his visit to Child Protection and Welfare Bureau (CP&WB) here, he said Pakistan had made all-out efforts to normalise relations with India, but it had not been reciprocated.
The minister said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had once promised that Pakistan would take two steps towards peace if India takes one, adding that if India wanted peace, Pakistan would reciprocate. But if India wants to impose a war, we would fight back till the end.
The minister said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to United States remained very successful and Pakistan’s diplomacy was moving forward in the right direction for the Kashmir cause, he added.
He said that Imran Khan’s upcoming address at the UN session would be of great importance, adding that either you support Prime Minister Imran Khan or not, but no one could deny that he had an ability to put forward Pakistan’s stance effectively and efficiently.
To a question regarding the role of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Muslim bloc in the Kashmir dispute, Fawad Chaudhry said, “There is no Muslim bloc now”, adding that all Muslim countries are embroiled in conflicts. Turkey was standing by Pakistan, he said and added that the rest of Muslim countries would take decisions as per their own interests.
The minister said that there was disappointment in Pakistan over the award recently conferred upon Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), adding that the UAE was a friend of Pakistan and it should not forget that Pakistan played a crucial role in making Dubai what it is today, he added.
He said that the Kashmir issue was not only Pakistan’s problem but a global human rights issue.
