Reconciliation & cooperation, not confrontation & vendetta mark the new politics post-April ’22: PM Shehbaz
ISLAMABAD, April 11 (SABAH): Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that the reconciliation and cooperation, not confrontation and vendetta mark the new politics post-April ’22. He said that said that today marks the completion of one year since I took oath as PM of a coalition government. This has been a time of massive challenges and difficulties, he said.
This was stated by PM Shehbaz Sharif in a series of tweets on issued on twitter on Tuesday.
PM Shehbaz said that here’s my perspective on this year: The passage of No-Confidence Vote against Imran Niazi’s government was unprecedented not because PDM came into power but because almost all of Pakistan’s political forces came together to use the forum of Parliament to vote out an unpopular government through constitutional means.
PM Shehbaz Sharif said that the coming together of political parties with different manifestos for a common national cause represents a major step forward in the country’s political evolution. Reconciliation and cooperation, not confrontation and vendetta mark the new politics post-April ’22.
PM Shehbaz Sharif said that despite the economic landmines laid by Imran Khan and disruptions in global fuel and food supply lines, Pakistan’s economy has continued to stay afloat. All predictions of default have turned out to be false alarms. Sincere efforts are underway to revive the economy, he said.
PM Shehbaz Sharif said that the coalition government has been at pains to repair, rebuild and deepen Pakistan’s diplomatic relations that were dealt a severe blow by Niazi regime. ”I can inform people that over the last one year, we have largely succeeded in establishing Pakistan’s credibility as a partner and friend” PM Shehbaz Sharif said.
PM Shehbaz Sharif said that Pakistan faced unprecedented floods last year. The decisiveness with which the government undertook rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts, provided social protection to millions of people and mobilized international community has been acknowledged by the world as outstanding, he said.
PM Shehbaz Sharif said that Government employed climate diplomacy to present Pakistan’s case on the international stage. As Chair of G77 plus China, we were instrumental in the establishment of loss and damage fund. Pledges of USD 9 billion at Geneva moot are evidence of our successful diplomacy, he said.
PM Shehbaz Sharif said that in the last one year, we have made efforts to diversify the energy mix with an aim to provide relief to the citizens. The renewed focus on solar, hydel, and coal power projects is aimed at replacing the costlier sources of power generation with cheaper ones, he said.
PM Shehbaz Sharif said that inflation has hit people hard globally. Geo-strategic rivalries, increase in prices of the fuel and food commodities and historic floods are some of the key factors responsible for inflation. Mindful of its impact, government has expanded social safety net and provided targeted subsidies.
PM Shehbaz Sharif said that under the watch of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government, Pakistan managed to exit the FATF grey list, thanks to the excellent inter-ministerial coordination as well as support extended by our military leadership. It was a long journey but sustained efforts made it possible, he said.
PM Shehbaz Sharif said that building on the public transport infrastructure, government, since its inception in April last year, focused on early completion of the development and transport infrastructure projects in Islamabad. Idea was to provide ease, comfort and affordable mobility to the people of Pakistan.