Summary The agreements with China are not loans; instead these are foreign investments in Pakistan, says PM
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif has said that the Pakistani people have voted for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with their choice and that their mandate should be respected. He said that the leaders of sit-in politics must first change Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and then should strive for a ‘new’ Pakistan.
The PM expressed these views on Wednesday while meeting the Pakistani community residing in Berlin during his visit to Germany.
Nawaz Sharif said that they were working for the betterment of Pakistan with an honest will and that he wanted to get the country out of all the problems. He said that if Pakistan is on its way to progress then all the nations must stand by it.
The PM further said that Pakistan is a strong contender in the war against terror and that all the countries should support it.
The PM said that Pakistan is facing a lot of problems and that the previous governments did not pay attention to resolve its issues.
He said that the government is very serious in resolving the energy crisis; however, this could not be resolved overnight. He was confident that during the PML-N tenure energy crisis would end.
Nawaz Sharif said that the development projects would complete before 2018 and that the government is working on the implementation of a project to end unemployment in Pakistan. He also said that overcoming problems in the country would also put an end to terrorism.
He said that Pakistan has become a ‘protest circus’ and that the dollar price has reached to Rs 104. He further said that the government is trying to lower the dollar price.
Later, after reaching London, the PM said while talking to the media, that the agreements with China are not loans; instead these are foreign investments in Pakistan. He further said that China is making investments in Pakistan worth Rs 40 billion and that it also is supporting Pakistan to overcome electricity crisis.
The PM said that these agreements would lead to better relations with China, though; he said, that some elements do not want these agreements to be finalised.
Answering a question, he urged the politicians to stop demanding addition of intelligence agencies’ representatives in the discussion teams and that the demand to add agencies in the Judicial Commission (JC) of Pakistan is odd .
He also said that they would not allow anybody to do negative politics with Pakistan and that a letter has been written for the establishment of the inquiry commission. He also said that its establishment is Chief Justice’s (CJ) responsibility and government could not interfere in this matter.
