Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar says that Pakistan is fully capable to respond to the challenge posed by non-state actors.

Speaking at Margallah Dialogue titled "Evolving World Environment Charting the Course for Our Future", in Islamabad today, he said the county did not rely on the outside security apparatus to tackle this challenge.

The Prime Minister said the external aggression had been minimized due to country's defense capabilities.   

On the economic front, he said the country with a huge population under the age of thirty had a great potential of development and growth.

Referring to the immense natural resources, he said that the country could overcome its economic problems by utilizing these resources.

Highlighting the potential of connectivity and the benefits it can accrue to the region, the Prime Minister said the main impediment is the unresolved Kashmir dispute which needed serious attention. He stressed for the resolution of lingering dispute as per the aspirations of Kashmiri people. He said resolution of disputes including Kashmir is necessary for normalization of relations between Pakistan and India. Voicing concern over the challenge posed by Hindutva, the Prime Minister said the ideology was specifically targeting the religions of Islam and Christianity. 

Commenting on China-US tense relations, the Prime Minister said there was no incentive in this conflict for Pakistan as the country does not believe to take advantage from conflicts like India.

He said India incentivize the conflict for its own benefit to attract technological transfer and investments from the West.

He stressed for global coordination and cooperation to deal with Climate change that is becoming an existential threat.

The Prime Minister said Israel is committing barbaric and horrific acts against unarmed Palestinians. He reiterated Pakistan's stance for the creation of an independent Palestinian state.