The National Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution at the end of a two-day debate on 'national security policy' urging the international community to press India to close down its terror cell and stop anti-Pakistan propaganda.
The resolution also pressed India to stop the blame game it has started against Pakistan without any solid evidence of its involvement in the Mumbai incident last month. The resolution was tabled in the House by State Minister for Foreign Affairs Amad Khan and was adopted by the House unanimously. Later, the House was prorogued for indefinite period.
The House was unanimous in condemning the deadly incident that occurred last month in Mumbai, and assured the Indian government of extending state co-operation to help it if it provided any solid evidence against involvement of any Pakistani.
The resolution called upon the international community to ensure that India must dismantle its terror networks affecting peace in the region, and stop regional destabilisation moves. The House vowed to show exemplary unity and to defend state frontiers at any cost if any aggression was imposed despite Pakistan's rational approach to defuse the tension and play its role in defeating the menace of terrorism.
The resolution urged India to stop such activities which would undermine Pakistan's sovereignty and to stop the hostile propaganda which seeks to cover its intelligence failure and does not promote such activities which do not serve the cause of peace in the region.
The House also reaffirmed Pakistan's strong commitment to peace, security and stability of South Asia, and eliminating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. It also condemned on behalf Pakistani people the Mumbai terrorist attacks and extended sympathy to the families of the victims and the people of India. It further condemned the war hype situation whereas war is not an option, given the nuclear capabilities of both countries.
The House resolved that the nation is untied and ready to defend its honour and dignity as well as its sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity. The House reaffirmed its resolve that the nation will stand by its armed forces to defend country's security interests. Earlier, the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Babar Awan, winding up the debate, referred to the statement of Interpol Secretary-General, saying that India had not only kept Interpol in dark about the evidence of Mumbai attacks but also the international community.
He added that India only raises hue and cry without giving any proof and logic about the incident, as the international community also admits that Pakistan itself is a victim of terrorism.
He said that it should be clear that "we will not shower rose petals on those who would impose war on us", and would respond in the same coin. He said that no one should think that Pakistan is a weak country. "We and our armed forces are always alive and vigilant to protect our homeland", he added. He also referred to both 'great wars', saying that both wars started on minor issues and ended with unimaginable devastations.
Therefore, he said, Pakistani leadership wants to defuse the tension and settle the issue through mutual co-operation and co-ordination, which should not be considered 'weakness'.
He dispelled the impression that Pakistan has become isolated at the international level, referring to the statement of the Secretary General of Interpol saying that India had not provided any information about the Mumbai incident and the statement of Indian Foreign Minister Parnab Mukarjee, saying that India was disappointed over the role of international community after the Mumbai incident. This is the ample proof that Pakistan is alive on diplomatic level and not isolated, he remarked.
Ataur Rehman said that the previous policies against war on terror should be reviewed and such polices should be evolved to tackle the law and order situation in FATA. He demanded effective implementation of joint resolution on national security passed by the parliament to meet the challenges to security.
Marvi Memon called upon the government to chalk out independent policies to safeguard the security of the country in a dignified manner. She said PML (Q) fully supports the government on the issue of national security.