align: justify;">ISLAMABAD, Oct 05 (APP): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday criticized Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf’s protest timing, terming it an attempt to harm country’s prestige at the global level.
align: justify;">In a press statement, the deputy prime minister and foreign minister said that the protest was launched at a time when Pakistan was going to host Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Islamabad.
align: justify;">The objective of the protest was to create chaos in the country and sabotage Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts at the SCO’s summit, he added.
align: justify;">DPM Dar also viewed PTI’s invitation to a foreign minister of a particular country to participate in its protest as a political gimmick by its leadership inflicting damage to the national stature.
align: justify;">He stressed that the time was ripe for making a resolve to country’s stability and leading it to its real destination.
align: justify;">The Deputy PM and foreign minister also called for shunning of petty political interests for the sake of larger national interests.
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