Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar rejects sale of arms to Ukraine

ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (SABAH): Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensure fair and transparent elections in the country.

In an exclusive interview with “Voice of America”, he said if anyone is involved in rioting or arson, they have to face the judicial consequences, and whatever the outcome of that process is, all of us have to abide by it.

When asked about the repatriation of illegal Afghan nationals, the Prime Minister said we want to have a regulated movement interaction with Afghanistan as a state. This is the prime target.  

Responding to another question, the Prime Minister rejected sale of arms to Ukraine.

Meanwhile Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said the caretaker government is fully focused on holding the elections in a free, fair and transparent manner.

In an interview with a TV channel, he said we are fully supporting the Election Commission of Pakistan in all aspects. He said the caretaker setup will remain fully impartial.

To a question, the Prime Minister said the caretaker government will hopefully succeed in achieving the set target of privatization of state-owned enterprises in its tenure due to untiring efforts.

Answering a question, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar expressed his satisfaction that the country’s economy has now almost become stable. He said we have achieved our target of ‘economic health’ which was a very big challenge for the caretaker setup.

With respect to the prevailing situation in Gaza and the West Bank, the prime minister said the recent emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) gave a unanimous strong message with collective wisdom to ensure ceasefire in Palestine that would hopefully be implemented soon. He said Israel is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity.

To a question about the repatriation of illegal Afghan immigrants, the Prime Minister clarified that there is no outside pressure in the matter. He said the government has not banned the Afghan nationals from living in the country, but they will have to get themselves registered with proper legal documents.