He urged the nation to be patient as he promised to work hard to solve the problems of the country. PHOTO: AFP
Nawaz, who was the prime minister when Pakistan first responded to India’s nuclear tests in 1998, focused on the rampant energy crisis in the country in his speech.
“What would others say? That a nation with nuclear capabilities has no electricity?” he asked.
The PML-N Chief said the energy crisis does not let him sleep at night and he plans to do his best to address this issue.
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Nawaz urged the nation to be patient and not expect miracles overnight as the process of ending load-shedding across the country requires billions in investment.
"We could set up coal based plants in Karachi, however this too will take a lot of time. Rest assured that I will work day and night to solve our problems" advised Nawaz.
'Economic bomb'
Speaking of unemployment and poverty, Nawaz hoped that these problems would be a thing of the past once his reforms are implemented.
“I brought the nuclear bomb in my last tenure, this time an economic bomb will explode”, said Nawaz enthusiastically.
He encouraged overseas Pakistanis and foreign investors to invest in Pakistan as it would help the economy.
Shedding light on a recent official visit by Chinese PM Li Keqiang, Nawaz said that Pakistan and China had great plans in the pipelines, and if approved, the state of Pakistan will change.
He finished his speech by praying for the prosperity of Pakistan and its people.
Youm-e-Takbir is celebrated across the country today. In 1998, Pakistan had conducted nuclear tests at Chaghi, Balochistan in response to five nuclear explosions conducted by India, to become the seventh country in the world to possess nuclear weapons.
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The truth behind the power crisis in Pakistan lies in the under-capacity utilization of power plants owing to massive circular debt of Rs 872 billion on the one hand and the massive corruption in the generation, transmission and distribution organogram. Pakistan has installed capacity of 20,000 MW against peak demand of 17,000 MW while the current production varies from 8,000 to 12,000 MW. Load-shedding in Pakistan is spread over 18-22 hours
Mian Nawaz Sharif need not spend sleepless nights. Loadshedding can be cut down to half in six months if PMLN has a viable plan and competent, honest, dedicated professionals to deal with the power crisis without fear or favour. We need to focus on 30-40 percent line losses and electricity theft, electricity defaulters, shut-down power plants and under-capacity utilization. That should not take more than six months.
Let us not blow up the crisis for political gains.
sleepless nights in lhr!! raiwand!! n oh yes! in the saudi kingdom!! n lo! despite being in exile and worried about homeland grew hair!! n on top of that according to sources, set up business there and guess who handled finance? an indian hindu!
It is widely known that power crisis in Pakistan stems from "circular debt" - major private and government entities fail to pay electric bills. The largest defaulter is the Pakistan military, which is using the funds to buy convenience stores and gas stations in the United States. These convenience stores and gas stations are owned and run by immigrants from Pakistan; many are related to military personnel.
Neither can I sleep at night...Its too hot...
Why do you celebrate nuclear explosions? India never did that. Explosions were part of our strategy and we did that. Why should we celebrate that every year? Start behaving like mature nations for the sake of pakistan.
If Nawaz were least sincere about power crisis,he won't be telling this to general public,who are already not only aware about it but are suffering to the extreme.Nawaz should rather tell about his 'sleeplessness' to those responsible for power generation.Public will automatically come to know,when they get electricity.God bless
You know what? It doesn't let the rest of the country sleep either. Stop putting on an act, Mr PM to be. You've never seen a minute of load shedding in your life. And if you're scared of losing your precious position because of the crisis, its good you don't sleep. Maybe you'll do something about the situation this time around. Purely so that you can sleep, of course.
In 1960 I was ten years old when the electricity reached our village in Ludhiana district their was not even a single fan in the village only bulbs but the people were happy use to have a sound sleep there were no diseases like cancer heart attack knee pain etc the people were happy now we have twenty four hour power supply even in villages and what to talk of fans now most people have ACs and those who can not afford ACs they are having to room coolers and the poor peoples do with fans but can not have sound sleep every third or fourth man takes sleeping pills before going bed because the lising with from of diseases starting with cancer blood pressure sugar is very long. I think that the load shedding is beneficial if we start living as we were 50 years ago we will not have to face these disease and we will be able to sleep without fans ACs and coolers.
Mr. PM elected should publically announce "No Air Condition" policy in Raiwind palace!!!
Than you must be sleeping during the day.
I could not help but smile at the enthusiasm of our learned writer ;with Phrases like ” done his homework” “thoroughness in research” ” highly detailed ” etc. Crux of the matter is they will beg KSA to pay some of the circular debt which will hopefully reduce the load shedding . Rocket science eh? And as we know there is no such thing as free lunch in this world : in getting you out of this circular debt , KSA will have his own innocent little demands. we can expect further proliferation of already endemic “Madrassahs” and Jihadi out fits in Pakistan as a return favor.
are u afraid of dengue mosquito.....;-)
It's hard to believe but you have my support but please don't let us down, again.
Nawaz Sharif is so funny!
Hehehe!
I think Nawaz meant, Musharraf and mosquitoes keep him up at night.
Mian Sahib I will invest and donate to the government in KP, because I am aware of Imrann Khan's past performance (Namal University,SKMH). However after 25 years of governance in Punjab, the educational system is in shambles, the healt system is destroyed, the police is in league with criminals, the bureacracy is inefficient and corrupt, you had 25 years to fix all this and you did not. On top of that you are a confirmed tax cheat, loan defaulter, and have stashed your money abroad... WHICH SANE, LOGICAL RATIONAL PERSON WOULD BELIEVE YOU!?!?
Why don't you sleep during DAY TIME then??? :P
...despite the uninterrupted, generated electricity and chiller-free AC. Do I need to change my mattress by any chance?
This happens when you have no solution for the problem. Welcome to another 5 years of load shedding.
Maybe if we cut off power to his humble little abode he will be able to sleep like a baby without power, just like the common residents of our country.
does he even know that electioneering is over, or is he still addressing an election campaign!! utter, shameful pretence!
I dont buy his statements , PML_N had their governement in punjab for the last five years , and punjab went through the worst crisis ever. They were just playing their games , although they were in power in punjab , they were intentionally against any projects related to the energy/power generation just to put the blame on PPP.Although i am a fan of PTI , neither PPP or PML-N but the above statements of Mr.PM cannot change the facts.
@Omer Khan.......hahaha....that was a really good one if I think I got what you are trying to say.....LOL
you know what? I dont believe you.
Don't tell me your A/C is not working!
Please lower the A/C cooling from 20 to 18....
You get dark circles around your eyes due sleeplessness. Nawaz mian is instead getting fresher day by day while skin glows.;-)
ok but mian sb what about 'bullet train' ? And please include lahore and pindi in its route as well!
Sleep in the day.
If mian sahab lives in raiwind. Imran khan lives in Bani gala. Period.
"Power crisis doesn't let me sleep at night" Pun intended?
Hmmmm neither does it let the rest of the masses sleep....you at least have the option to use your UPS or generators
May Allah bless you and protect you against all evils.. Ameen
Maybe Mian sahab could use some money from the 700 guards he has and add them up to the billions of investment required to combat load shedding. And Mian Sahab needs to buy a generator soon so that he can also sleep at night. I can't sleep because Mian Sahab is not getting proper sleep due to load shedding.
Five years of sound sleep due to friendly opposition. Now its your turn to do the work, so you cant get sleep. PPP has already offered you next five years of friendly opposition so whats the problem now. If you still cant get sleep take 10 tablets of Xanax or Dormicum. You will get very very peaceful sleep.
It appears God has yet to forgive the people of Pakistan other wise we would not have seen this leadership again despite voting them out.
"Mian sahb if u are a real true leader then leave raivnd place come and join us in humid hot weather just join us for one day a week.so then we will belive in you." @Anees.
Please let him stay at a nice cool place to think and solve big problems. If he comes and join us, he would also become unstable like us, then who would solve our problems.
Brilliant!
Personally I think Mian Sahib sleeps fine every night (and probably some afternoons too)...
Nawaz urged the nation to be patient and not expect miracles overnight as the process of ending load-shedding across the country requires billions in investment.**
Sir, Nation knows very well you will do noting during the next five years and now you are telling the nation about it step by step.
PML-N, the greatest supporter of Kalabag Dam. Let's see what they will do to build Kalabag dam. this single dam will cope the whole energy crisis. Mian Sahib please don't start any new project. at-least complete Kalabag Dam. if not possible then Bunji Dam (7500 MW) or Basha Dam (4500 MW). if you remain unable to complete any of these dams in you tenure. then your future will be worst than PPP.
I hope mian sab does good, but not better than IK. I want to see him as the next PM. LOL
@Mohammad Arif: Well sleepless nights does not mean he is not having his AC on it is due to the pressure he feels to rein in the loadshadding Jinny. By the way from your comments, I can guess you are PTI supporter as they usually don't use common sense only prefer Junoon.
Pakistan Problem No 1. Terrorism 2. Load Shedding, both are Internationally Conpiracy drivin............ Mian Sb has to be over ambitious to overcome at least these two.
He encouraged overseas Pakistanis and foreign investors to invest in Pakistan as it would help the economy.
yeah sure so lets start from Your home and ask your two sons to transfer all your money in Pk i am sure most of the Pakistani's will follow.... ohhh not to forget your Son in law too...
That is why I sleep during the day and I feel like, not necessarily at night, hahahahaha!!!
"Power crisis doesn't let me sleep at night: Nawaz"
Hahahahahahahahhaa
what a joke!!!!
To solve energy crisis in Punjab, Khadm-e-Ala should give now "Generators" to people instead laptops.
For that reason he would place PM house in the load shedding plan...................
@Junaid: how? opposition wont be able to vote him out because of simple majority, hopefully there will be relief otherwise we are stuck for another five years of pain and suffering.
I think this time they are serious to make an effort. Good luck Nawaz Sharif. May Allah (swt) guide you. Ameen
How cute of him! :D
You look well fed and well slept...
I am a MQM supporter and I wish him good luck and hope he solves this grave problem of the nation!
Leader can't sleep due to fear of crises and voters can't sleep due to mosquitos
Not only there should be electricity it must be cheap also. It is must for Nation's progress.
As Hasan Nisar said power crisis will be solved only when load-shedding is equal for all, for ordinary people and for the PRIVILEGED class.
We want 'Equality in load-shedding'.
Well. It's 2013. Public is awake, thanks to IK.
NS knows all eyes are on him, he wouldn't do anything stupid. If he does, he'll be a history.
NS its not the power crises, its the fear what would happen if you are unable to fix it.
What makes him awake at night is that if he fails to overcome this energy crisis issue, than PMLN will be history just like PPP, its good that the political elite cant sleep at night bcoz of public backlash..
I don't see anything except terrorism and killing in N.S tenure.
It is really nice that Mr. Sharif is fast becoming to grips with reality; out of electioneering mode. He has started to concede his claimed ability to overcome energy crisis and economic woes even before taking his oath. This should not discourage his supporters in greater Punjab who themselves have made tall claims about Mr. Sharif's miraculous powers; they should try to understand the limitations of a government and humans even when they are not in government. Such embrace with hard realities will help us better understand our problems and seeking for setting realistic targets and time frames to solve them. Coming out of oblivion by PML N is very much welcome but greatest irony is that his opponent PPP lost the election due to Mr. Sharif's and his party's successful campaign to convince people of greater Punjab that all the crises are very much manageable only when their govt is in office. This does not make a very moral reading of Pakistani politics.
Hahaha..........drama. Sleepless nights in the Raiwind Palace? Unbelievable. No excuses, you have to perform and resolve these issues. That's why you are there.
Mian sahab love you too :D
Apart from building new power plants. Corruption in WAPDA and electricity theft should also be addressed. Government should make sure that everyone is paying electricity bills.
Power crisis is make or break for Nawaz Sharif. See what it did to PPP in elections.
Why u do not have UPS or generator !!!!!
You and 170 million other people.
I am PTI supporter and wish him best of luck to resolve the energy crisis.
Mian Sb, you should have thought about this before. I can already feel that the promises you made were political much like your brother's golden saying waday waday hotay hain...
How very sweet of you Mr.PM
I am a PTI supporter but I seriously hope PML N perform good for the sake of Pakistan !