PM Shehbaz Sharif's Emotional Speech During Laptop Distribution Ceremony
The PML-N government's record and that of the Imran Khan-led administration should be compared when voters cast their ballots, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday while announcing that his party will accept the outcome of the upcoming general elections.
When the premier donated laptops to students at a Danish
school in Lahore and laid the cornerstone for development projects in Sharqpur,
Sheikhupura, he was inadvertently inviting the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)
to sign an economic charter that would ensure that no matter who won the
election, economic progress would continue unhindered.
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"This chor and daku story has polarised the country.
The divide is really obvious. We must put aside our differences and unite as
one country, the PM stated, emphasising that political forces must not obstruct
the country's economic progress.
"I ask them to sign the economic charter so that,
whoever wins the election, economic policies will be maintained and the nation
will continue to advance. Governments come and go in other nations, but no
politics are conducted on economic matters. He declared, "We ought to
follow suit, and he urged the media to make it a talking topic and unite the
country on this issue.
Declares that his party will accept the results of the
elections and appeals for all parties to sign the economic charter.
Shehbaz Sharif has long pushed for all political parties,
notably the PTI, to sign a charter of economic principles. Imran Khan, though,
has never expressed interest in his suggestion.
The premier discussed the approaching elections in his
comments on both occasions, saying that his party will accept the outcome.
Whoever is elected to lead the nation, he continued, must not obstruct its
economic development since Pakistan's course has already been determined.
He asked the populace to compare the PML-N's rule
(2013–18) with that of PTI's (2018–22) when casting their ballots in the
elections. "If we win, I will lay the network of free distribution of
merit-based laptops across the country and build more institutions like Danish
schools," he stated.
The prime minister said that Mr. Khan's administration
was a "story of chaos and destruction" and added that the country
would have advanced much if the PML-N had been in charge during those four
years.
The National Assembly will be dissolved days before its
term ends on August 12 to make way for elections in November, which will take
place 90 days later. Prime Minister Shehbaz has already made this clear.
Although the ruling coalition partners have begun
discussions to reach a compromise on names for the caretaker setup, rumours
indicate that the establishment wants a role in the matter and that
disagreements may arise over the interim premier's name.
PM Shehbaz slammed Imran Khan for the issues the nation
is experiencing in his speech on Saturday.
The PTI administration imprisoned the whole opposition.
The 'thief narrative' was implanted in people's brains. After becoming office,
(Imran) Niazi promised to bring back $300 billion that was "stashed
abroad." This sum is where? We wouldn't have asked the IMF for a loan if
Pakistan had received this money, he mocked.
In the Al-Qadir Trust issue, the PML-N president slammed
Mr. Khan for allegedly giving a real estate mogul Rs. 50 billion. "The
National Crime Agency (from the property tycoon) seized Rs50bn and gave it to
the Pakistani government, but the money was sent to the Supreme Court. "A
closed envelope was presented before the cabinet to get the approval of the
amount (to be handed over to the property tycoon)," he claimed, adding
that if this money had been provided to the government, it would have been used
to fund large-scale projects like the one that was begun in Sheikhupura today.
"What would happen if a deal regarding Kashmir or
Pakistan's nuclear weapons is done in the same manner," he pondered.
The prime minister said that during the difficult
economic times, China, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE remained steadfastly by
Pakistan, particularly in achieving the IMF deal.
He said that Pakistan required the IMF scheme and thus it
was signed. "We would have had to cut back on our imports if we hadn't
signed up for the IMF scheme. The question of "whether we should live the
life of a beggar or lead a respectable life" has arrived, PM Shehbaz
stated, adding that "had Pakistan defaulted I was to be blamed."
This Article also Published on Dawn News
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