Shehbaz Sharif

Sharif of course hastened to declare that no Pakistani could even think of allowing this to happen, the Dawn reported. Pakistan's economy is on the brink and the success of India's global diplomacy has pushed Pakistan into a corner, especially among the leading Islamic nations but Shehbaz Sharif is busy stoking the Kashmir issue.

Chairing the Apex Committee meeting in Peshawar, convened after the attack on a mosque in the city that killed over 100 people, Sharif said that all the stakeholders should work together against terrorism, Xinhua reported. "It is the need of the hour that provinces and the center along with the leaderships of political parties take ownership and shun their differences ... We should unite and tackle this (terrorism)," the prime minister said.

He also ruled out that any terrorists were settled on any tract of Pakistan, Samaa TV reported. Although they roam around, but they haven't been able to settle in part of the country, he claimed. Sharif emphasized unity at this time to fight the scourge of terrorism.

The ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance was ready to sacrifice its political career for the sake of the country, Dawn news quoted Sharif as saying. The premier said the government has clearly conveyed its intentions to complete the ninth review to the IMF. "We are ready and want to sit down regarding your (IMF's) conditions so that (the review) can be concluded and Pakistan moves forward," he said.

The statement from the Prime Minister's son came in response to a journalist's query about his "joker" slur against ex-finance ministers which received a strong response from senior PML-N leader and former Pakistan prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Geo News reported. "Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) changed five finance ministers and I called the last three [jokers]," the PM's son stated.

It's not for the first time that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his desire for peace. Soon after he took over the reins of the country last year, he had dropped enough hints to make a new beginning with India but he was warned by the people around him to stay within the boundaries drawn by the deep state in Pakistan.

Pakistan's current financial crisis is worsening with each passing day and its backfiring the element of realization more stronger that the only option they have it to comply with the tough pre-conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revive the bailout programme.

On August 5, 2019, the Indian government had abrogated Article 370 of the country's Constitution which granted special status to the Jammu and Kashmir. "Without India's revocation of this step, negotiations are not possible," Dawn News reported quoting the PMO as saying.

Loans is not a solution to the economic challenges facing the country as they would be returned, The Express Tribune quoted him as saying. Meanwhile, Sharif also thanked Saudi Arabia for the financial support. During the past 75 years, different governments, whether headed by the political leadership or military dictators, could not address the economic issues, he said.

This country is facing grave issues of political and economic instability and security threat but its establishment and politicians, particularly former Prime Minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan, are prepared to stake everything in the ongoing game of power.