Pakistan cannot be a 'Nuclear' and beggar state at the same time: Shahbaz

Says foreign aid is like AIDS, which weakens and then cripples.


Ali Usman May 28, 2012

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.

COMMENTS (15)

Yuri Kondratyuk | 11 years ago | Reply

@Descendant of Ibrahim:

No nation can prosper, without a good Defense

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.

Shyam | 11 years ago | Reply

@Ali tanoli Animal Farm - Desi is talking about Soviet Union. Try finding Soviet union on the map

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