No compromise on national sovereignty: Kh Asif

ISLAMABAD, Mar 9 (APP):Minister for Foreign Affairs Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Friday said that Pakistan will safeguard its own
interest and there will be no compromise on defending sovereignty and integrity of the country.
Replying to a point of order of Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman in the National Assembly on unrest in Middle
East, the minister said “We will not defend the interest of any other country by becoming part of their any
proxy.”
He said “Our past leaders had compromised on national interest over personal interest as they were
more interested to prolong their rule.”
He made it clear that Pakistani troops were in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for internal security and that
they were not there for taking responsibility of any across-the-border action.
He said that Pakistan had not become a party to the Yemen war, adding: “We want Saudi Arabia and
Iran to bridge their differences.”
He said that unlike wishes of super powers, Pakistan wanted to have an increasingly peace in
Afghanistan.
He said that the powers which destabilized Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya, did not keep
well-wishes for Pakistan.
The minister asked, “Is there any unity left among the Muslim countries?” He went on to add that
the cross-border enemy is entering Afghanistan and Syria, engaging in bloodshed.