Mushahid reminds Pak sacrifices in terror war

Date : August 22, 2013

Islamabad: Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production has said that Pakistan suffered heavy losses as it sacrificed more than 50,000 lives in the ongoing war against terrorism.

He expressed these views while talking to a delegation led by Masahisa Sato, Parliamentary Vice Minister for Defence, Japan. He said the number of Paksitani people killed in the war against terrorism included personnel of security forces and civilians and the loss to properties is much beyond calculation.

“Pakistan would support every initiative aimed at promoting regional and global peace and security”, Chairman of the Senate Defence Committee said on the occasion.

He said that Pakistan highly values its bilateral relations with Japan and both share commonality of views on different regional and global issues and have supported each other in times of crises.

He appreciated assistance in 2005 earthquake when millions of people were left homeless and thousands lost their lives. He warned against the threat of a recurrence of the ‘Cold War’ mindset which seemed part of a New Great Game that talked of a "China threat" and 'containment of China'. Such an approach would detract from the goal of Asian Unity and would be futile and debilitating. He hoped that Japan too would play its role for promoting peace and unity in Asia.

Both sidesdiscussed bilateral issues of mutual interest and agreed on further enhancement of existing engagements on every level.

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