LAHORE
\nPrime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that it was the responsibility of the elected coalition government to ensure stability in the country and they would not allow anyone to create political and economic crises.
\nReferring to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf\u2019s long march, the prime minister reiterated that any wrong attempt to enter the Red Zone would be thwarted under the relevant laws.
\nDuring his interaction with UTubers, the prime minister said that PTI\u2019s leader Imran Niazi had the sole personal agenda, and he was hell-bent on pushing the country into turmoil and economic destruction for the achievement of his vested interests.
\n\u201cExpect everything from the person. Unfortunately, Imran Niazi\u2019s thinking revolves around his personal vested interests. Even he did not spare his close friends who were sidelined,\u201d he added.
\nThe prime minister observed that PTI\u2019s leader even did not spare the institution that had been rendering unmatched sacrifices for the protection of the motherland and was out to malign it to the pleasure of enemies of Pakistan including India.
\nIndia was now portraying him (IK) as their hero, he added.
\nThe prime minister said that unfortunately, once again a long march and sit-in was announced by the PTI\u2019s leadership when he would be visiting China and recollected that during Chinese President Xi\u2019s visit in 2013 similar sit-in was staged, adding dirty clothes were hanged on the premises of buildings in the red zone and roads were littered with garbage.
\nThe then Chinese ambassador met PTI chief and requested him to vacate the place for few days during the visit, but he refused. For seven months, the visit was postponed which had also shaken the trust of country\u2019s friends, he added.
\nThe prime minister said the close party leaders of PTI were claiming that the long march could be turned bloody.
\nThe PTI\u2019s government had left the country\u2019s economy in tatters and the current government was striving to build it from the straw, he added.
\nThe prime minister said that during their rule, not a single penny corruption could be proved, whereas in the PTI\u2019s tenure, through sugar and wheat scams, people made from the windfall. The low-priced gas during the Covid period was not imported.
\n\u201cWhat kind of relief the PTI\u2019s chief had provided to the masses?\u201d the prime minister questioned and said that there could be no two opinions that Imran Niazi had the \u2018narcissist agenda\u2019. In the past, he had inflicted irreparable loss to the country which was not relevant to him considering his personal agenda.
\nThe prime minister said that the coalition government was grappling with the issues of unemployment and price hike worsened by the rising global oil prices.
\nThe prime minister, to a question, replied that a person had brought a message from the PTI\u2019s chief suggesting consensus over appointment of new army chief which was rejected by him as it was the prerogative of the prime minister to make such appointment under the constitution.
\nExpressing his displeasure over the haughty attitude of the former prime minister, he said that Imran Niazi even did not like to shake hands with his political opponents in the parliament.
\nWhether they had approached him when the PTI\u2019s government made amendment over the army chief, he said, adding that he told the messenger that he was ready for a dialogue to avoid crises, and to discuss the charters of economy and democracy.
\nBut the appointment of a new army chief was a constitutional matter and he told the messenger point-blank that he would not hold consensus with Imran, he said, adding that as prime minister he would take decision in the best interests of the country.
\nThe prime minister said that Imran Niazi had committed the country\u2019s biggest dacoity by selling the precious gifts given to him by the foreign rulers as prime minister of Pakistan.
\nUnder Tosha Khana rules, he had to deposit these valuable gifts as prime minister and could purchase from there under set procedure, he said, adding that he had never heard of any former prime ministers selling out such precious gifts in the markets and taking away all the money with themselves.
\nWith such commission of fraud and robbery, Imran Niazi had put the whole nation to shame. He also submitted a misdeclaration with the Election Commission of Pakistan, the prime minister said.
\nThe prime minister said that Hitler was also supported by majority of people, but Imran Niazi had destroyed the economy and failed to deliver on his promises of providing homes and employment, instead he succeeded in regularizing his Bani Gala residence.
\nHe said the PTI\u2019s leader had failed to present his performance before the masses and he considered him (IK) \u2018as the biggest dishonest man who had committed a fraud with the country\u2019 and had hurt sentiments of the brotherly and friendly countries.
\nThe prime minister said that he had served Punjab province for more than a decade as Khadam-e-Ala but all his public oriented projects were destroyed and brought to disrepute by the PTI\u2019s government. Thousands of people were employed in a very transparent manner and purely on merit by his government, he added. While on the other hand, under Farah Gogi\u2019s corruption cases bidding was held for different posts.
\nThe prime minister questioned whether they had to leave behind a legacy of peace and progress or mere pushed the country into backwardness with mere hollow allegations, and stressed that they had to make collective efforts to make the nation robust and strong.
\nThe prime minister to a query, assured that huge investment would be made in Pakistan in the coming days.
\nThe prime minister said that the armed forces had been paying huge price in the wars and war on terror. Imagine the days when Peshawar, Karachi, Lahore and Quetta were insecure due to specter of terrorism amid daily blasts, and not a single place was safe.
\nThe country witnessed huge civilian\u2019s casualties and shahadat of personnel of law enforcement agencies, he said, but Imran Niazi was spewing venom against the armed forces.
\nHe said the PTI\u2019s government was ousted due to a vote of no confidence in a constitutional manner. Imran Khan offered the army chief reappointment with the condition that the vote of no trust against him was averted.
\nThe prime minister said that the army had fully supported Imran Khan for the betterment of Pakistan and such a support had never been witnessed in the last 75 years, but despite all this Imran Niazi had completely failed to deliver and now maligning the institution for his vested interests.
\nNiazi also encouraged the people like Gill and Azam Swati to issue statement against state institutions, he said, adding the PTI\u2019s leader was ready to put the national interests at stake. He had never seen such a big liar like Imran Khan in his life, the prime minister maintained.
\nHe said Imran Niazi had committed a 190 million pounds robbery which was equivalent to notorious 1960 train robbery.
\nTo a query, he replied that the DG ISI had requested him for permission to appear before media and to present their views in a very careful, short and crisp manner.
\nHe said that it was good that they had expressed their determination to remain \u2018apolitical\u2019 which should be appreciated.
\nThe pri minister said the PTI\u2019s trolls also launched smear campaign over Lasbella incident.
\nHe said the armed forces had secured Waziristan and Swat from terrorists after rendering immense sacrifices.
\nThe prime minister said that with the recent Gandapur\u2019s audio leak, no doubt was left over the long march as there would be no differences between the two PTI\u2019s sit ins. The person who did not own a motherland stood nowhere, he said, adding that it was his conviction that such a person would not be forgiven by the history.
\nTo a query, the prime minister said that holding of dialogue with India hinged upon its intentions to seriously discuss the key issue of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir where the Indian forces had been committing gross human rights violations and trampling the rights of Kashmiris. <\/p>\n
About his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, the prime minister said that he had held a very constructive and positive meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman who had reiterated assurance for making investment in Pakistan. <\/p>\n
The crown prince had expressed his readiness to support Pakistan, he said, adding that Saudi Arabia had always been a reliable partner and friend and always supported Pakistan in hard times without attaching any strings to its consistent support. <\/p>\n
The prime minister said ties with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were forged upon centuries old friendship, religion and spiritual affinities and strengthened with mutual friendship and trust. A huge number of Pakistani expatriates had been serving there. <\/p>\n
He said the Saudi crown prince would soon visit Pakistan and would be accorded warm welcome by the Pakistani nation. <\/p>\n
The prime minister further informed that the crown prince, upon his request, had waived off punishment awarded to those people making ruckus in the holy places. <\/p>\n
He said that he would be undertaking a visit to China who was a trustworthy friend, and this trust was unfading as the Chinese and Pakistani leadership had always supported each other. <\/p>\n
During 2015, these time-tested ties surged to new heights when then prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Chinese President Xi Jinping signed China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) under which 30 billion dollars investment was made and power generation plants were set up, producing hundreds of megawatts power at a time when the country was facing 20 hours load shedding. <\/p>\n
He said the road infrastructure was also completed with the help of China, besides setting up nuclear power plants. The friendship between the two countries was higher than Himalayas and deeper than seas, he said and expressed that his upcoming visit would further strengthen these bilateral ties. <\/p>\n
The prime minister said Nawaz Sharif with his sagacity had also set up gas fired power plants from the country\u2019s own resources which produced 5000 MW. <\/p>\n
He said the recent monsoon floods triggered by incessant rains had caused more than $40 billion losses to the country. He said the government had allocated more than Rs100 billion to support the flood affected families. <\/p>\n
He said they had so far disbursed Rs70 billion among the deserving people in a very transparent manner under the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). Each family had been given Rs25,000 as cash support, besides provided them tents, mosquitos nets, medicines and food packs and in these efforts, they were supported by other countries. <\/p>\n
The prime minister said about 13000km roads were damaged in the floods, standing crops on 4 million acres of land were swept away, especially in Sindh. <\/p>\n
He said the government had revived the IMF\u2019s programme and saved Pakistan from default. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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