Pakistan's foreign policy requires normalization of relations with India
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Building a peaceful neighborhood is Pakistan's foreign policy priority which requires normalization of relations with India on a durable basis, Islamabad's envoy to the UN said. According to a statement issued by Pakistan's Permanent Mission to UN, Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi said that on the foreign policy front, Pakistan's external engagements and strategy emerge from its key national priorities. Here are more details.
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Promotion of regional economic integration also Pak's priority
Lodhi said defeating terrorism and militancy and creating conditions in which violent extremism cannot survive, was foremost to establish durable stability. This required the promotion of peace and stability in Afghanistan and "normalization of relations with India on a durable basis, predicated on the peaceful settlement of longstanding disputes", she said Another key priority was to promote regional economic integration and connectivity.
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Pakistan seeks to eliminate all terrorist groups
On the security front, she said Pakistan has sought to "eliminate all terrorist groups" through a comprehensive strategy, involving forceful law enforcement actions and targeted military operations as well as actions to counter "violent extremism and its toxic narrative."