APC on Pak-US ties: 13-point resolution passed

ISLAMABAD: The national political leadership on Thursday said that the All Parties Conference (APC) had sent a message across the globe that Pakistanis were united and would not compromise on national security at any cost. Therefore, a 13-point resolution has been passed unanimously.

The APC was attended by Mian Nawaz Sharif, Chaudhry Nisar, Asfandyar Wali, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Haji Munir Orakzai, Munawar Hasan, Imran Khan, Shaikh Rashid along with 50 other leaders of political parties.

Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shamim and Director General Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Ahmad Shuja Pasha were also present in the meeting.

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar and DG ISI Lt Gen Ahmad Shuja Pasha briefed the participants of APC on the issue of national security in response to the recent allegations by the United States.

The participants agreed that the country should opt for the trade and not aid.

Commenting upon the outcome of APC, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed of Awami Muslim League said that all the leaders had decided to stand with Pakistan Army and country's security agencies. We all were unanimous that no one would be allowed to attack at country's sovereignty, he added.

He said the ISI chief stated that Pakistan had no link with the Haqqani network. He said participants of the meeting also demanded of the government to review country's foreign policy.

The head of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Imran Khan said that he participated in the conference to show the world that Pakistanis are one on the issue of country's defence and other important national matters. He said a Parliamentary Committee had been constituted to ensure implementation of `Joint Declaration' and the resolution passed earlier by the Parliament for the security of the country.