ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan has said certain vested groups and countries are out to sabotage China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
Inaugurating Islamabad Safe City Project in the capital today, he however said no power can undermine this mega project as people of two countries, their civilian and military leadership are committed to take it forward. He said the CPEC was no longer merely a pipe dream and both China and Pakistan were long-standing friends whose destinies were intertwined. Earlier, addressing passing out parade of police officers in Islamabad, he said overall security situation has improved in the country over the last three years. He said incidents of terrorism had witnessed a visible decline, which was a credit to security and intelligence agencies of the country.
He said eradication of terrorism would bring progress and prosperity to the region whereas the security officers were also ready to face any challenge. Meanwhile, talking to media, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali, confirmed that Pakistan has decided to deny consular access to detained Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadav. Yadav, a serving Indian naval officer, was arrested in March this year while entering Balochistan from Iran. According to civilian and military officials, Yadav was involved in subversive activities and linked to separatist elements in Balochistan, as well as being involved in acts of sectarian terrorism and terror attacks in Karachi. In a confessional video statement, the Indian spy said that he was fanning militancy and sectarianism in Pakistan on behalf on Indian spy agency RAW.“We have decided not to grant consular access to Indian agents. Kulbhushan is an Indian agent, who came to Pakistan with ulterior motives,” he said. To a question, the minister said that strict action would be taken against those who succeeded in getting fake Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs), adding that there would be smooth process for verification of CNICs. He revealed that NADRA had blocked more than 250,000 fake CNICs.
