- Terms SIFC dream comes true project as Pakistan is an agriculture country rich with mineral resources
- Expressed firm resolve to ensure that minorities in Pakistan stay protected at any cost
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar vowed on Friday to comply with the commitments made by the previous government on national and international levels with different forums, besides ensuring rule of law and financial discipline during the interim period.
“We do not have perpetual mandate to serve the nation but during the given allocated time we will try to lay foundation where we have sense of continuation of national and international commitments that the previous government has made with different forums,” he said while talking to the cabinet members here during the first cabinet meeting of the caretaker government.
We do not have perpetual mandate to serve the nation but during the given allocated time we will try to lay foundation where we have sense of continuation of national and international commitments that the previous government has made with different forums.
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— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) August 18, 2023
With respect to a new initiative-Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), launched by former government, the prime minister said the caretaker government would fully support it.
He said SIFC was a dream come true project as Pakistan was an agriculture country and rich with mineral resources. He said in fact SIFC was not a new idea but it was an old national dream that was going to be materialized now. “Day has arrived when with the support of all institutions including Pakistan military leadership, we support, facilitate, encourage, and realize this old national dream.”
He said this initiatives was not held by any institution but it was collectively owned by around 250 million people of the country. “We all own it and we will contribute towards it.” During the meeting he individually acknowledged the services of all the cabinet members saying “I am very proud that we have got one of the best team”. He hoped that the Almighty Allah would enable them to lead and steer this nation during the interim period.
The government will ensure that the rule of order is not compromised in any way. We understand the sanctity of the order that will be upheld at any cost. Pakistan is collectively owned and shared by people of all ethnicities, creeds, and religious backgrounds.
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— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) August 18, 2023
“With our utmost duty, may be it is a month, two or three, or three and a half, whatever the allocated time is, we will demonstrate through our actions not by our words,” he added. With regard to the economic situation in the country, the prime minister said he was well aware of the huge economic challenges but with an able team, the government would ensure the financial discipline. “We have a sense of sanctity of tax payers’ money. This money on which we are having today’s meeting, using resources or traveling, is paid by the people of Pakistan.”
He said either it was an ordinary vender, shopkeeper, teacher, lawyer or any other person, all were contributing in this regard. PM Kakar said in this polarized environment, the government would try to differentiate between politics and law.
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar chairs the first meeting of the federal cabinet. pic.twitter.com/vPsJmnCsUW
— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) August 18, 2023
He said the government would ensure that rule of order was not compromised in any way and the rule of order would lead us towards the rule of law. “We know the sanctity of the order that would be kept at any cost. Pakistan is owned and shared by all ethnicities, all creeds, and all religious background,” he added.
He highlighted that the rigidity, be it in any form in the society, would be strongly discouraged. He said rigidity might come in the garb of religion or secularism or in any other form, these extreme attitude would be discourage and would be controlled by the law.
He said the miscreants might be from us but we must have to divorce them and keep distant from them. He said Pakistan was created on noble principles and the country was the product of noble idea. Speaking about the incident of May 9, the prime minister explicitly expressed disappointment and discomfort over the sabotage activities happened on the day.
He said attack on the military installation was like the country’s immune system was attacked which could lead towards fatality. “We do not just condemn it but we also will ensure that justice will be done and whosoever violated laws on those days will be treated according to law and there will not be any favor to anybody”. On Kashmir issue, the prime minister said “It was the core issue which could not be ignored. “It lies in our soul, for us Kashmir is eternal.”
On the 9th of May attack on the military installation was like the country’s immune system was attacked which could lead towards fatality. Kashmir is a core issue which could not be ignored. It lies in our soul, for us Kashmir is eternal.
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— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) August 18, 2023
The Caretaker Prime Minister expressed firm resolve to ensure that minorities in Pakistan stay protected and rule of law is established at any cost.
Strongly deploring the Jaranwala incident, the Prime Minister said Pakistan is owned and shared by multiple ethnicities and religions and any extreme attitude like the one exhibited in Jaranwala will be unwelcomed and dealt with iron hands.
He said we strongly discourage rigidity either in the garb of religion or secularism and no one will be allowed to create anarchy or chaos in the country.
Highlighting the key priorities of the caretaker government, the Prime Minister said in the current polarized environment, we will try to differentiate between politics and law and lay a solid foundation for continuity of the country’s national and international commitments.
He added that in the same spirit of continuity we will move forward to work with the support of all state institutions on different development initiatives especially the Special Investment Facilitation Council which aims at realizing the full potential of country’s natural resources.
