DOHA: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has called for stronger international cooperation, improved intelligence sharing and coordinated efforts to combat terrorism, stressing that lasting peace depends on dialogue, trust and sincere commitment from all parties.
Addressing an audience in Doha, Naqvi said Pakistan had suffered heavily from terrorism and insecurity, with thousands of citizens, soldiers and police personnel losing their lives. He said the country continued to fight terrorism, describing it as a common enemy that required a coordinated international response.
“Terrorism is a common enemy. We need stronger cooperation, better intelligence sharing and joint efforts to defeat it,” he said.
The interior minister emphasised that Pakistan was not merely seeking cooperation from other countries but had also made significant contributions to international peace and security.
“For decades our soldiers and policemen have served in United Nations peacekeeping missions,” Naqvi said, adding that Pakistani peacekeepers had helped protect civilians, support local police and restore peace in conflict-affected countries.
He said Pakistan was proud of the service and sacrifices of its personnel deployed on United Nations missions.
Reflecting on recent regional developments, Naqvi outlined three key lessons for preventing and resolving conflicts: the doors to dialogue must remain open, trust is essential for meaningful negotiations, and peace requires sincere efforts from everyone involved.
“Never close the doors to dialogue. Trust is the most important key for any kind of talk. And thirdly, peace requires sincere efforts from everyone,” he said.
Naqvi stressed that no country could ensure regional peace on its own, reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to promoting dialogue, stability and international cooperation.
“Pakistan is proud of the role it has played in recent peace efforts. We will continue to support dialogue, peace and cooperation because we believe that winning peace is far more important than winning a war,” he said.
Concluding his remarks, the interior minister said Pakistan’s objective went beyond receiving recognition for helping end conflicts, emphasising that the international community should focus on preventing wars from breaking out in the first place.
“We do not want credit for stopping wars. We want a future where wars do not start,” he said.
