Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Director-General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry addressed an important press conference amid rising tensions with India. “Let me start by reiterating that Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. No cause or objective can justify taking the lives of innocent people. This is the national and Islamic policy: killing of a human being is tantamount to killing entire humanity as per the [Holy] Quran and saving a life is tantamount to saving entire humanity,” Ishaq Dar said. The deputy prime minister said that Pakistan will not initiate any escalation but is ready to give befitting response if provoked.
