No doubt India is behind terrorist attack on PSX: PM.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has said that there is no doubt that India is behind yesterday's (Monday) terrorist attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).

Speaking in the National Assembly, Prime Minister said that our security forces averted a big tragedy as the terrorists were carrying heavy arms and ammunition to take the people hostage in the Stock Exchange and kill them to create an environment of fear and uncertainty.

He acknowledged the sacrifices rendered by the Police and the Security Guards to stop the terrorists in a very short time.

The Prime Minister said our neighboring country has a major plan to destabilize Pakistan. He said that our intelligence agencies were on high alert and it was because of their efforts that four of the terrorist attacks including two in the surroundings of Islamabad were preempted.

The Prime Minister said that there is no threat to the PTI government as long as its stick to its ideology. Rejecting the criticism of the opposition, he said the government has just completed twenty months in office.

He said the opposition is making hue and cry on the performance of the government as more details of their corruption are surfacing and they want to get away with it.

Imran Khan said that Pakistan is currently passing through difficult times but expressed the confidence that it will become an example for the whole developing countries after getting out of the challenge posed by Covid-19.

The Prime Minister said special focus is being given to the construction sector and he is personally monitoring it as it will provide job opportunities to the youth. He said the agriculture and small and medium enterprises are other sectors that will be extended full support.

Imran Khan said that Covid-19 has inflicted a major blow to the economies around the world including Pakistan. He said that...

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