US Ambassador to Pak Donald Blome summoned to FO for an official demarche on US President Joe Biden’s statement: FM Bilawal
KARACHI, Oct 15 (SABAH): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that US President Joe Biden has given statement about many other countries during an unofficial function and one statement was given about Pakistan. Bilawal Bhutto said that as far as the statement of US President Joe Biden is concered I have discussed it with Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and we have summoned the Ambassador of United States to Pakistan Donald Blome to the Foreing Office of Pakistan for an official demarche.
This was stated by FM Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while addressing a press conference along with Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah and Provincial Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Saturday in Karachi. He said that as far as the question of safety and security of Pakistan’s assets are concerned we meet all, each and every international standard in accordance with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as safety and security of our nuclear assets. “As far as I am concerned in our neighborhood if there is any question to nuclear safety and security then those questions should be directed to our neighbor India, who very recently accidentally fired a missile into Pakistani territory that is not only irresponsible, that is not only unsafe but raises genuine and serious concerns about the safety of nuclear capable country” Bilawal Bhutto said.
Bilawal Bhutto said “I am surprised by the remarks of President Biden, I believe this is exactly the sort of misunderstanding that is created when there is a lack of engagement, luckily we have embarked on a journey of engagement, we have just marked the 75th anniversary of our bilateral relations in a very engaging manner at the State Department, in the level of Secretary of State and the foreign minister of Pakistan, if this was such a concern I imagined that it would have been raised in that meeting with me”. Bilawal Bhutto said “I believe that we have just started our journey of engagement and we will have many more opportunities to engage with United States and address any concern, any misconceptions they might have in regards to the specific question”.
Replying a question, Bilawal Bhutto said that we have called the US ambassador for the demarche at the Foreign Office, we should allow them the opportunity to explain this position, I do not belief that this should negatively impact the relations between Pakistan and United States, we will continue on the positive trajectory of the engagements that we have so far.
Replying a question, Bilawal said that whole Pakistan is country of Malala Yousafzai and it is her will to wherever visit.
Bilawal Bhutto said that if PDM candidates will win or lose in bye-election today (Sunday) it will be our win as majority of Imran Khan will decrease in National Assembly.
Replying a question, Bilawal said that we are founders of the nuclear assets of Pakistan and knew to how to defend them.
Bilawal Bhutto said that US President Joe Biden has not talked about Pakistan nuclear assets in any officials function, was not address to the nation, address to the parliament, an interview and talk, adding that it was informal talk during the fundraiser, in which this sentence was used.
He said that Pakistan has longstanding democratic struggle and currently Imran Khan is joking with it. He said that the efforts of Imran Khan to harm the country will remain fail.
He said that the efforts are continued to bring Pakistan out of the gray list of FATF and we are hopeful of succeeding in our efforts.
Replying a question, Bilawal Bhutto said that legally the authority to appoint the new army chief rests with the prime minister.
He said that Imran Khan while becoming the dictator wants to rule the country while turning the institutions into tiger force, adding that we think the masses of the country enjoy the right to rule the country. Bilawal Bhutto said that we did not want to go back into the system, in which Imran Khan wants to take back Pakistan.
Bilawal Bhutto said that today’s (Sunday) bye-elections are very important. He said that the people could resolve their problems while electing their own representatives or could waste their one year. He said that two types of candidates are contesting the bye-polls, adding that one type of candidates will try to resolve the problems of their constituency the very next day after winning the election and on the other side the person is candidate who will flee the area and forget the area and again will play politics of resignations and play with the fate of the Pakistan and especially these areas. Bilawal Bhutto said that it is his appeal that Pakistan People’s Party and coalition parties candidates should be elected today (Sunday) so that we could resolve the problems of the masses. He said that the people should vote for Aimal Wali Khan and Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour in Charsadda and Peshawar.
Bilawal Bhutto said that the rehabilitation of the flood affectees should be our priority, adding that one out of seven Pakistanis has been affected from the flood.