Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other dignitaries listening to National Anthem during a function arranged in connection with the 16th Yaum-e-Takbeer on Wednesday. PHOTO: PID
“Now only the politics of national development will work and people will accept only those who deliver,” he said while addressing a function arranged in connection with the 16th Yaum-e-Takbeer on Wednesday.
Pakistan had conducted five underground nuclear tests on May 28, 1998 and the day is celebrated as Yaum-e-Takbeer since.
The prime minister said the government could achieve the target of development, progress and prosperity within 10 years provided it was allowed to work uninterruptedly.
He said feeding the poor, eliminating terrorism, doing social welfare and resolving people’s problems was more important than politicking. “We need politics that makes Pakistan a strong nation,” he added.
He wondered why some politicians were pursuing the politics of train- and long-march, whose agenda they were following and for what purpose.
“Are these elements treading on the course of agitation due to our development projects, which they want to impede?”
The premier said no-one should do politics on the government endeavours for alleviating poverty, eliminating terrorism and revamping economy.
“The elements are, in fact, acting on an agenda to deny people the fruits of our policies and development projects and [want to] keep them in the darkness and beleaguered in problems,” he said.
The premier said his government wanted every province to enjoy the fruit of development and was trying to rise above politics to ensure that no part of the country remained backward.
“We have to work with honesty instead of doing politics. After four years, our performance will be before the people who will decide through the ballot as to who deserves to rule them.”
Against expectations, the premier only briefly touched upon the topic of his recent visit to India and meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said his visit was fairly good and things were going on in the right direction. “Pakistan will Insha Allah be a centre of peace very soon,” he said, adding that for securing peace and development in the region, Pakistan aspired good relations with its neighbouring countries.
Talking about various development projects, he said his government has barely completed a year and a number of power plants have already been set up in the country.
He added that his government with the cooperation of China was initiating several large power projects, including a 6,600MW Gaddani Power Park, four power projects in Punjab, Thar Coal power project, Pak-China economic corridor and many more.
He said Pakistan had become self-sufficient in defence and now the focus of the government was on economic autarky for which they were making untiring efforts. He claimed that the economy was rapidly improving.
“We expect 16% growth in revenues, foreign exchange reserves are growing, investor confidence has been restored and most of all the value of rupee has stabilised,” he added.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 29th, 2014.
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Nice words Mr. Nawaz Sharif, PM. But Pakistanis also want security and accountability. If Punjab is developing then what about the development in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, and Balochistan provinces? Salams
Sure.....we beleive
"Pepole will only accept those who deliver" did he learn this line from Nerendra Modi? Maybe the trip to India was worth it!
@Asad@NYC:
Well if he even makes Pakistan as prosperous as KSA then I am with him but I doubt he can do even that. :P
The only thing that's really happened is talk talk and talk... rest is the same and Lahore is the center of the Universe....
@Asad@NYC: inspire of your negative comments over the past 10 months, Pakistan has flourished in all major areas of the economy, inception of power projects to reduce loadshedding (in early 2013, the loadshedding was upto 22 hours), transport & communication revolution, massive reduction in suicide attacks (will be completely eliminated soon) and re-start of peace process with India. Long Live Pakistan!
“Pakistan will Insha Allah be a centre of peace very soon,” says PM Nawaz Sharif. But the question is, what does he mean by 'very soon' - hundred years maybe on the assumption that in the history of nations, a period of hundred years could count as just a moment.
The problem is not of recent making but has been with us for decades, and even assuming he did not do any thinking on the subject prior to resuming office for the obvious reason that being a businessman first and last, he wouldn't do a thing unless he gets paid and sees a hefty profit in it; he has already spent a handsomely-paid full year in office, and in this time, he has not been able to understand even the ABC of the terrorism problem, and worse still, he does not even see it as a problem of pure extremism and terrorism, which is what it is. With that speed, forget about remedial action, he would need decades just to understand the problem, if it ever came to that.
Just as well the military knows what the problem is all about and is tackling it successfullyl.
Karachi
Not until we, the public, the political parties and our honorable courts keep supporting the religious extremists/terrorists. Yes, the public, too is all extremist.
With 22 of his family members in assemblies and uncountable of the other relatives benefiting from his rule, I doubt if Mr can build the Welfare state that his banner talks about. His actions clearly demonstrating he wants to be "Ameer ul Momeen" more in line with Saudi dynasty...
Oh wow, seems like he is actually wants to do something. May Allah help him. Ameen
We don't just need promises, we just need results
A center of peace?well, Bharat proposes building a grand temple for Lord Rama in Islamabad, thus Pakistan can prove to be a center of peace.