ISLAMABAD: Pakistanacting prime minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar He said on Friday that the interim government would not support “the forces of darkness” in society as it strongly opposed the unprecedented attack on the Christian minority in the Muslim-majority Punjab province. An angry mob looted and burned 21 churches and 35 Christian homes Wednesday over blasphemy accusations in jaranwala city in the district of Faisalabad, 130 km from lahorethe provincial capital.
“Minorities will remain protected in this country. There may be an attempt to harm them by a section of marginalized and peripheral groups of people, but that would be met with severity and rigor.” Season he said during his first federal cabinet meeting.
“The Pakistani state and society do not align with such elements. They may be from us, but they are divorced from us, they are divorced from our identity process. We do not represent the forces of darkness,” he said.
“We strongly discourage rigidity in any form in this society. We do not represent the forces of darkness,” Kakar stressed.
“Extreme attitudes” which, he said, included “secularism” and “religious” would not only be “unwelcome, but would be discouraged. They would be suppressed and controlled by law,” said Kakar, who took office on 12 of August. .
When a group is a majority, they must ensure that the minority is protected. “But not on the basis that they would convert to their world view… their livelihood must be secured,” he said, as quoted by Geo News.
Kakar, in turn, also admitted that the interim government did not have a “perpetual mandate” to serve the nation but would “try to support” new initiatives.
The first-time senator from Balochistan province said he is “proud” to have “one of the best teams” but is “very aware that we are here for an allotted time. We do not have a perpetual term to serve this nation”. “.
Kakar said he hoped “Almighty God will allow them” to lead and guide Pakistan in the interim period.
He said that the interim structure will try to lay the foundations for the continuity of the national and international commitments assumed by previous governments.
“And then we will try to support new initiatives, regardless of what the law and the Constitution allow us to do,” the interim prime minister said.
The newly installed Cabinet that was sworn in on Thursday is tasked with running the cash-strapped country until new elections, which could be delayed beyond November with the election commission’s decision to redistrict electoral districts on the basis of the new census.
The five-year term of the 342-member lower house of parliament was scheduled to expire on August 12. However, the then Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif he dissolved the National Assembly three days before his mandate to have 90 days to hold elections.
According to the schedule announced by the electoral commission on Thursday, the delimitation would be completed on December 14, which exceeds the 90-day period for voting after the dissolution of the assembly.
Kakar also noted that while Pakistan’s economic challenges were considerable, the interim government would try to ensure financial discipline.
“We have a sense of the sanctity of taxpayers’ money, upon which we hold this meeting and consume this water and tea,” he said.
The acting prime minister said that the people of the country paid taxes so that the government could comply and provide them with a safe environment.
“So that supreme duty, maybe it’s for a month, two, three or the allotted time, we will demonstrate it not through our words but through our actions,” he said.
“Minorities will remain protected in this country. There may be an attempt to harm them by a section of marginalized and peripheral groups of people, but that would be met with severity and rigor.” Season he said during his first federal cabinet meeting.
“The Pakistani state and society do not align with such elements. They may be from us, but they are divorced from us, they are divorced from our identity process. We do not represent the forces of darkness,” he said.
“We strongly discourage rigidity in any form in this society. We do not represent the forces of darkness,” Kakar stressed.
“Extreme attitudes” which, he said, included “secularism” and “religious” would not only be “unwelcome, but would be discouraged. They would be suppressed and controlled by law,” said Kakar, who took office on 12 of August. .
When a group is a majority, they must ensure that the minority is protected. “But not on the basis that they would convert to their world view… their livelihood must be secured,” he said, as quoted by Geo News.
Kakar, in turn, also admitted that the interim government did not have a “perpetual mandate” to serve the nation but would “try to support” new initiatives.
The first-time senator from Balochistan province said he is “proud” to have “one of the best teams” but is “very aware that we are here for an allotted time. We do not have a perpetual term to serve this nation”. “.
Kakar said he hoped “Almighty God will allow them” to lead and guide Pakistan in the interim period.
He said that the interim structure will try to lay the foundations for the continuity of the national and international commitments assumed by previous governments.
“And then we will try to support new initiatives, regardless of what the law and the Constitution allow us to do,” the interim prime minister said.
The newly installed Cabinet that was sworn in on Thursday is tasked with running the cash-strapped country until new elections, which could be delayed beyond November with the election commission’s decision to redistrict electoral districts on the basis of the new census.
The five-year term of the 342-member lower house of parliament was scheduled to expire on August 12. However, the then Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif he dissolved the National Assembly three days before his mandate to have 90 days to hold elections.
According to the schedule announced by the electoral commission on Thursday, the delimitation would be completed on December 14, which exceeds the 90-day period for voting after the dissolution of the assembly.
Kakar also noted that while Pakistan’s economic challenges were considerable, the interim government would try to ensure financial discipline.
“We have a sense of the sanctity of taxpayers’ money, upon which we hold this meeting and consume this water and tea,” he said.
The acting prime minister said that the people of the country paid taxes so that the government could comply and provide them with a safe environment.
“So that supreme duty, maybe it’s for a month, two, three or the allotted time, we will demonstrate it not through our words but through our actions,” he said.
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