Prime Minister's Adviser on National Security Lieutenant General Nasir Khan Janjua (Retd) Tuesday urged the world to shun policy of discrimination towards Pakistan and take steps to ensure strategic stability in South Asia, threatened by India's massive defence spending. Speaking at a conference titled "Pakistan's Role in Promoting Global Peace and Security", organised by an Islamabad based think tank, Janjua said Pakistan supports political reconciliation for revival of peace in the region.
He also called on both Pakistan and India to engage immediately for resolution of all outstanding disputes and invest in peace for the security of their future generations. "Let's resolve our disputes ourselves, rather than leaving these to our next generations", he added. He said that the two neighbouring countries are nuclear armed and cannot live in a hostile environment especially when both are fighting terror on their soils.
The National Security Adviser also referred to the world powers discrimination towards Pakistan, saying: "Those who look for solutions through might will have to sit on the seats of dialogue to talk about peace and find real solutions. World powers might be co-operating with India on defence and nuclear weapons, but their discriminatory attitude against Pakistan must stop".
Janjua was of the opinion that the Western powers desire better relations with India due to a shared anti-China policy despite the fact that a peaceful region and world is in Chinese interest and China has no ill intention towards any of these countries. He said Pakistan is committed in the war against terrorism and extremism, adding we have made major strides to rid the country of this curse.
"Our success will connect the world with the central Asian states besides we will provide gateway to China", he said, adding the world has never acknowledged Pakistan's sacrifices in this war. Referring to the Soviet war, he posed a question, saying: "Did Pakistan ask the Soviet Union to invade Afghanistan? He said Pakistan paid a heavy price in the war against the Soviets but its role had never been acknowledged.
Referring to the challenges faced by the Muslim world, he said that the conflicts should not be allowed to flourish and affect the global peace. He also urged all the countries to stop pointing fingers at each other and come together to work for peace by resolving their differences through political dialogues.