KCFR organises webinar on 'Pak-Turkey relationship'.

KARACHI -- An interesting byplay took place during a webinar by Karachi Council on Foreign Relations (KCFR) to discuss 'Pakistan-Turkey Relationship.' Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul, Ambassador of Turkey to Pakistan, was the chief guest on the occasion.

PPP's Farhatullah Babar talked about the commonalities and similarities between Turkey and Pakistan.

Turkish Ambassador Yurdakul said that the journey to democracy was not easy for Turkey. It was only because of the will of the Turkish people who were eager to show their trust in the ballot boxes and share opinion about their rulers, being very sensitive about the exercise of this right.

'During the rule of Erdogan's party, emphasis on rule of law and will of people was in the forefront and it was only with peoples' efforts we were able to uphold the principle of civilian rule. As long as you have the structure in civilian hands we can rule out intervention of any sort. This is what happens in nature, if there is a vacuum in the earth...

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