{"id":1543,"date":"2018-03-08T04:02:21","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T04:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/?p=1543"},"modified":"2018-03-08T04:02:21","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T04:02:21","slug":"pakistan-committed-to-objectives-of-saarc-charter-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/2018\/03\/08\/pakistan-committed-to-objectives-of-saarc-charter-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan committed to objectives of SAARC Charter: PM"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Pakistan<\/a>\u00a0must stop promoting terrorism and interference in the internal affairs of its neighbours for the\u00a0SAARC<\/a>\u00a0process to be revived”, a source here said when asked for reaction to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s visit to\u00a0Kathmandu<\/strong>during which he sought the Nepalese leadership’s support in reinvigorating the grouping.<\/p>\n

In a speech during his visit to the SAARC Secretariat in\u00a0Kathmandu<\/strong>\u00a0to plant a tree, the prime minister emphasized that SAARC needed to work towards achieving economic, cultural and social growth of the region.<\/p>\n

He said that SAARC had huge potential for strengthening the economies of the member countries and to promote collaboration in various areas of mutual significance.<\/p>\n

Some experts said a stand-alone bilateral visit by a Pakistani Prime Minister, a rare occurrence, reinforces the point that\u00a0Nepal<\/a>\u00a0is looking for new partners, and it is expected that\u00a0Islamabad<\/strong>\u00a0would show greater interest in the countries in the region where China is expanding the footprints. As for Saarc, it is likely to remain dead in the water until Pakistan proves it no longer uses terror as a state policy.<\/p>\n

Expressing his country’s full commitment to the Saarc Charter, he said peace, security and mutual friendship are essential for prosperity of South Asia.<\/p>\n