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Pakistan cannot be a 'Nuclear' and beggar state at the same time: Shahbaz
Says foreign aid is like AIDS, which weakens and then cripples.
Nuclear state Pakistan being made into a beggar state. PHOTO: NNI
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that Pakistan has become a beggar state despite being a nuclear state because of its dependency on foreign aid, adding that no nation in the world can prosper on aid.
Shahbaz was addressing the 12th convocation ceremony of Allama Iqbal Medical College (AIMC) Lahore on Monday. He asked the graduating doctors to do their best in contributing towards the country’s success. “Aid is like AIDS, which first weakens and then cripples the immunity system, ultimately killing the person. Aid is akin to that,” he added, “we will have to give up our begging bowl and rely on our own resources for progress.”
Punjab CM quoted the example of neighbouring nuclear powered India, who he said were doing better than Pakistan. “We need to understand that we have to protect this country first and then build it. We are slipping down the road very rapidly,” he warned.
Shahbaz said that like many other problems, the issue of loadshedding was also damaging Pakistan. “The only way forward for us is to act upon the teachings of Iqbal and Quaid and let the begging bowl go away,” he added.
Shahbaz conferred MBBS degrees to almost 210 students.
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Well, the reason we have become “beggars” is lot to do with the nuclear programme! What did it give to the Soviets….! If we could understand …. BUT we need illusions more than the bread and slogans more than electricity; and emotions more than reason ….
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@Animal farm Desi cow,
yes u r right but still no one can invade Russia … i bet,
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@Ali tanoli:
Russia being tough to attack doesn’t have anything with nukes. It has always been like that historically. I think only mongols were successful at occupying Russia.
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@Ali tanoli:
Requirement is one thing and obsession is all together another. No one invade any one without reasons .. in Iraq, Saddam was a dictator and didn’t have any support from its people same was the case in Libya. Both of them were splashing country’s wealth with both hands like it was their inherited property.
Even if our people are so obsessed with keeping this status that doesn’t mean pouring all of the resourcing in to arms .. We should invest 70% of our budget to education, healthcare and development instead of dedicating it to Armed forces. The demise of USSR was due to its weak economy not due to weak armed forces.
Population control & quality education to increase literacy rate to over 90% is the only way to a developed and strong Pakistan.
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Thanks to you people, it is what it is….
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@Ilyad: There you go. Thats the way to think. People have to take reponsibility for the current state of Pakistan instead of blaming Zionists, crusaders and such.
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Nuclear State is our reality, while Beggar state is our misery…
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@Yuri k,
yes sir.
@Khan,
yes sir. i agreed .
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It cannot be ?
But it is.
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What wisdom does this character possess!
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The state itself isn’t, it’s leaders, on the other hand, are.
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“The only way forward for us is to act upon the teachings of Iqbal and Quaid and let the begging bowl go away,”
If he had studied history more closely he will come across Jinnah singing praises to the US, in order to get their “support” and “help”.
Jinnah was the first guy in Pakistan to ask for aid from the US. Pakistan hasn’t changed one bit in this aspect.
Also, North Korea is a nuclear power and a beggar state at the same time. Lesson: Big toys belong to big boys.
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No nation can prosper, without a good Defense, and Have the Status of Super Power… Japan Is a Good Example…
Although Economy is a Factor… Doesnt mean We Should take Defense Lightly… if your economy,education and other things are Great, But Defense Is weak then you will be Living in the Rule of Another nation…
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@Ali tanoli
Animal Farm – Desi is talking about Soviet Union. Try finding Soviet union on the map
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@Descendant of Ibrahim:
But, having good defense makes sense only when there is something worth defending. If not, it becomes a liability that undermines the nation. As mentioned above the Soviet Union is a good example.
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