Pakistan: Regional cooperation must for prosperity of South Asia, says FM

ISLAMABAD, 10 December 2021, (TON): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said “we need to put human security at the center of national security strategies as a departure from security-centric polices to move the region towards development and prosperity.”

Addressing inaugural session of Islamabad Conclave 2021 at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), he said “Pakistan has shifted its focus to geo-economics.”

He said that connectivity is the new buzz word and it can provide us enormous opportunities for national and regional development.

The foreign minister said “regional cooperation is a must for South Asia to prosper.”

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi further said “SAARC needs to be revitalized by freeing it from narrow political agendas.”

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