Pakistan Celebrates 77th Birthday: PM Unfurls National Flag
PM promises five-year economic plan to bring country back on its feet
Islamabad-Pakistan Celebrates 77th Birthday: PM Unfurls National Flag, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif hoisted the national flag at the Pakistan Monument to mark the 77th Pakistan Independence Day. The ceremony was attended by national Olympic hero Arshad Nadeem and Chairman Senate Yusuf Raza Gilani,
The ceremony was also attended by national Olympic hero Arshad Nadeem and Chairman Senate Yusuf Raza Gilani.The prime minister laid a floral wreath at the Pakistan Monument to pay tribute to the country’s founding fathers and national heroes The ceremony was part of the 77th Pakistan Independence Day celebrations, which commemorate the country’s independence from British colonial rule on August 14, 1947 .
Later, addressing a function, he wished happy Independence Day to the nation. “We thank Allah for blessing us with freedom,” he added.
He mentioned Arshad Nadeem, who attended the function, that he made the entire country proud by winning the gold medal at Olympics. Premier Shehbaz said that in 1947, Pakistan’s founders established an Islamic welfare state. Unfortunately, the 77-year journey was not enviable, he stated.
There was a gradual decline in various sectors, including economy, he said and added that “the people are in distress due to inflation and unemployment.”
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Exports cannot increase without reduction in electricity bills, he continued.
“In a few days you will get the good news of reduction in electricity prices,” he stated.
“There is a long list of successes and failures,” the premier admitted and raised the hopes of the nation by announcing that he would give a five-year plan for economic progress in his address to the nation in a few days.
He suggested self-accountability and planning as panacea for ills facing the nation.
He said China won freedom two years after Pakistan. “[Once] we were ahead of China but [now] we fall behind [them],” he admitted candidly.
Prime Minister Sharif announced unflinching support for the occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine
