Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has held the aristocracy responsible for all ills facing the country. While talking to media persons at the flag hoisting ceremony held at the Lahore Fort on Monday, Shahbaz said, "The whole aristocracy class including him is standing in the dock and today we have to answer as to why the aristocracy is able to change its destination for better but the nation is suffering bad luck."
He said the aristocracy of this country has every facility of life but a large number of people in the plains of Punjab, rocks of Balochistan, valleys of Mehran and snow covered hills of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are deprived of basic facilities.
He said there are the people who got hefty loans written-off on political basis, there are the people whose corruption scandals are known to everybody and looters of the national resources have damaged foundations of the country. He said, looters of the national wealth own palaces in Europe, Canada, and Dubai while a poor person desperately needs basic facilities of the life. He said Pakistan is a nuclear power and has the ability to crush enemy casting evil eyes on the country but we should review why the country is still politically and economically subjugated. He said, if we waste this opportunity and do not wake from deep slumber then our future generations will not forgive us. "We should review on this occasion as to why the India premiere was seen in the G20 summit held in Berlin, Germany but no Pakistani leader was visible there, if India can be included in G20 then why not Pakistan," he questioned?.
Shahbaz said everybody knows that this great country had come into being with the blessings of Allah Almighty, sagacious leadership of Quaid-e-Azam and sacrifices of hundreds of thousands of Muslims. He said Pakistan became a nuclear power due to the prayers of the nation, efforts of all governments, struggle of Pakistan Army and hard work of scientist and engineers.
He said everybody - whether they are black, white, Sindhi, Balochi, Punjabi, judge, general, trader or bureaucrat - should be given equal opportunity to progress. He said Pakistan was established to give equal opportunities to everybody.
He said the whole nation has resolved to continue the war against terrorism till the elimination of the last terrorist. He said Pakistan was established to perform the leadership role from Casablanca to Kuala Lumpur and we should attain this destination, adding this is difficult task, but not impossible. He said we have to work with dedication, determination and honesty to make Pakistan an Islamic and welfare state as per thoughts of Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal. Lord Mayor Colonel Mubashar Javed (retd) presented the welcome address. Consul Generals of China, Turkey, Iran and the US, provincial ministers, the chief secretary, and senior civil and military officers were also present.