Will DG ISI tenure be extended? PM Kakar's Reaction

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00:00 We have seen from the political party,

00:02 that will be proven in the courts,

00:04 and the cases are going on.

00:06 Were there any elements within the institution

00:09 that were facilitating this?

00:12 If there were any elements within the institution,

00:18 then there must have been due diligence

00:22 and observations.

00:26 And I think, after reaching those results,

00:29 the decisions would have been made.

00:34 You gave the first interview to Salim Shafi,

00:36 a credible journalist, a senior journalist.

00:39 He says that the extension of DG ISI has been confirmed.

00:43 DG ISI reports directly to you, sir.

00:45 From our point of view,

00:46 this is not information of public interest

00:50 that we should share with the public.

00:52 It is related directly to the national security.

00:55 What I can assure you,

00:57 whatever decision the government takes,

00:59 it would be in the best interest of Pakistan's national security.

01:04 Will it be your decision or your prerogative?

01:06 It is my prerogative,

01:08 and God willing, I am going to exercise my prerogative.

01:10 Have there been consultations on this?

01:13 I don't think I will divulge any more information on this.

01:17 You are neither refuting nor confirming.

01:19 This is just heavenly for a journalist.

01:22 Do you realize that?

01:23 My own view is that

01:25 this is specialized information and it should remain.

01:29 And this is in the public domain, sir.

01:31 In the public domain, sometimes,

01:33 I am not concerned with them.

01:35 But you are not refuting, so I can move on.

01:37 You are not refuting, so let's move on.

01:39 This is the news for me.

01:40 In your opinion,

01:41 the biggest challenge of this country is economy or terrorism?

01:44 Both.

01:46 Both are a little different,

01:48 but I think both are existential threats for us.

01:51 Are the Afghan authorities working with duplicity?

01:55 Look, we are not saying that the Afghan authorities are working with duplicity.

02:01 We have never said this before.

02:03 Yes, I have said this before,

02:05 and I will say it again,

02:07 that the Afghan regime,

02:10 the dispensation regime,

02:12 has its own challenges.

02:14 And in these challenges,

02:16 we give them a little space.

02:20 A central authority was there for 20 years,

02:22 spent 2 trillion dollars,

02:24 and the entire Western Hemisphere worked towards

02:27 its organizational and institutional enhancement,

02:31 and still it could not deliver what we wanted.

02:34 So, in contrast,

02:36 a militia that is fighting insurgency,

02:39 has now come in the role of governance or model.

02:42 So, all of a sudden,

02:43 we say that under the Westphalian principle,

02:46 all the key performing indicators of the state

02:51 will start to be corrected.

02:52 So, this will be a little unrealistic.

02:53 Now, our territorial integrity is on the line.

02:56 We are now fighting the battle of Bakka.

02:58 I mean, it's getting from bad to worse.

03:00 If needed,

03:01 then will the response action,

03:03 precision strikes on Afghan soil...

03:05 We will defend every inch of our land,

03:10 and we will try to protect every soul

03:13 who is considered to be a Pakistani.

03:16 So, this option is not an option.

03:18 We have no doubt about it,

03:20 nor do we have any fear of expressing this position,

03:25 whether it is anyone,

03:27 whether it is someone on our western border

03:29 or on the eastern border.

03:30 Eastern border is also heating up.

03:32 I am saying to both sides that

03:34 no one should have any misunderstanding.

03:36 We will defend our land,

03:38 and we will defend our people.

03:40 Even if it takes a precision strike

03:42 in the territories of east or west.

03:44 This is the kind of a situation where

03:46 there has to be a declaration of war.

03:48 So, I cannot be that irresponsible.

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