LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday was all praise for Punjab chief minister Mohsin Naqvi and said Naqvi speed overtook Shehbaz speed in executing the development projects. Addressing a ceremony to award laptops to talented students of the Danish Schools System, PM Shehbaz said Punjab CM has left him behind with the speed he has worked and also urged him to re-launch the laptop scheme in the province. PM Shehbaz once again called for a charter of economic and democracy for the sake of continuity of policies and for the prosperous future of the country. The prime minister regretted that the false allegations of thefts and corruption had divided the nation and spread venom.
He said during the past 15 months of the coalition government, they had
faced issues like floods, price hike and IMF agreement but he had never
witnessed such a bitter divide in the society throughout his life. The
prime minister said that in different parts of the world, elections were
being held, but the worst divide which had been created in Pakistan, had
destroyed the country’s progress and prosperity.
He stressed that a charter of economy and democracy would ensure
continuity in policies, irrespective of change of governments, as had
been pursued by different countries of the world. The prime minister
called upon all to realize the issues confronted by the country.
Terming the IMF’s agreement as ‘a breather for the country’, he stressed
that they should convert it into an opportunity, adding that it was also
a moment of introspection for all.
“They should bury their differences and become one and if they decide
it, then nothing could hinder the country from moving on the path of
progress and prosperity. We have to resolve to equip young generations
with the latest education, especially the poor and deprived classes,” He
added.
The prime minister maintained that Pakistan was blessed with natural
resources, but these could not be fully explored rather the country had
paid huge amounts on litigation abroad.
The prime minister congratulated the students on their success and said
they owed their success due to their talent and hard work and the
dedication of their teachers, management and the provincial government’s
support.
The prime minister recollected that when Danish schools were
established, they had faced stiff resistance from different quarters.
Today Danish schools had become model institutions for those students
who could not afford expensive private education, he added. The prime
minister vowed to construct similar projects across the country if came
to power after the upcoming elections.
He said if these students were deprived of such educational facilities,
they would have wasted in the wilderness of the backward areas, but now
these schools have turned them into gems. He said about 50,000 students
were being imparted education in Danish schools.
The prime minister said that no nation could aspire to achieve progress
unless its youth were properly educated.
Citing the laptop scheme, he said during Covid-19, the students
continued their studies with the facility of laptops and became
freelancers and now were earning respectable earnings. DNA
