With Imran Khan’s speech at the World Government Summit in Dubai, Pakistan arrived

[Zarvan]

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Pakistan was a country with optimism, hope, we grew rapidly. We had an excellent governance system. Our bureaucracy was one of the best in Asia. And that’s the Pakistan I grew up in.

I learnt my lessons in sport: you only lose when you give up.


We feel that this is the time that Pakistan will take off. Reforms are painful...It’s like a surgery. The worst thing that can happen for society is that you keep postponing reforms because of the fear that you would have opposition, the vested interests.

In the 20 years of my cricket career, I’ve seen many very talented players, but they did not succeed because they had the fear of losing. You have to take risks to succeed.

I learnt from my mistakes and never gave up. I want to eliminate poverty in my country by making it a welfare state based on the example of the State of Madinah during the time of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

No society or country can make progress without improving governance, ensuring accountability, and checking corruption. The State of Madinah was based on two principles — justice and welfare — and that is what I am doing in Pakistan.

The PTI government also believes in investing in human capital of the country to uplift common people.


As Prime Minister Imran Khan, on February 10, 2019, addressed the World Government Summit in Dubai, in the assembly of a distinguished world leaders, including His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and business leaders from across the world, it was one of those landmark moments when Pakistan became the country that wasn’t trying to find its rightful place on the international stage.

Pakistan had arrived.

The warm and positive response of the very esteemed audience to the speech is an indication that Pakistan despite being a country with a massive negative branding, regionally and globally, is, at the moment, being viewed in a light that is not because of expected courtesy shown to a visiting dignitary but the deserving respect that is given to the person who is the new elected leader of that country.

The open and affirmative response to the speech by the Pakistani expatriate community of the UAE is another sign that those who understand the old political, economic and other realities of Pakistan are also on the same page when it comes to their confidence in the leadership of the new prime minister of Pakistan.

Pakistani PM Imran Khan met by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE, upon the PM's arrival in Dubai on Sunday.Image Credit: Twitter
Imran Khan as the prime minister of Pakistan is that new image of Pakistan in which the leader of the country that is facing multiple issues on the internal and external front is just what he should be: honest, introspective, receptive, a fast learner, farsighted, and action-oriented.

It is not about the inspirational words of Khan; many leaders mouth words that at best are nothing more than feel-good rhetoric put together by a team of advisers and penned by a speechwriter who believes in the power of a good turn of phrase and fancy vocabulary to camouflage the insincerity of the proclamations.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1095318491295633408

It is not about presentation of the best side of Pakistan; many leaders do their best to put forth the photo-shopped version of the reality of the country under their governance.

It is not lip-service, saying the right thing to the right crowd, hoping to elicit the desired positive response; many leaders excel at the art of oration that is aimed to evoke responses that do not last beyond the event, and the media headlines that trash or eulogise.

Khan in his unscripted speech at the World Government Summit in 2019, adding time-relevant ideas and plans, merely reiterated what has been his political mantra since the inception of his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, in 1996.

The only difference and the one that really matters is that what Khan the politician said then and had been saying ever since were — even if taken with earnest seriousness, or mocked as empty words of a fledgling politician — mere words.
- Mehr Tarar
What Khan the prime minister states now is the conviction and the verbal commitment of a prime minister whom millions voted into power to turn ideas and promises into action — and who is fully dedicated to the rehabilitation and strengthening to its full potential Pakistan for all 220 million of its people.

What Prime Minister Imran Khan says is simple.

That Pakistan has the potential and the promise and human and natural resources to make it a strong and economically vibrant country, ready for full utilisation of all that was ignored or misused or exploited in opportunism or squandered for personal gain and preservation of political hegemony.


That Pakistan, despite its dynamic start, faced countless hurdles of military disruption of a systematic democratic order, excessive empowerment of bureaucracy that functioned on adhoc-ism instead of foresight, weakening of institutions and strengthening of self-centred individuals, bad policies and bad governance, irresponsible institutional and governmental supervision, dynastic politics that left little room for political advancement based on merit, lack of transparency, top-to-bottom corruption, and absence of accountability.

Imran KhanImage Credit: Atiq-ur-Rehman/Gulf News
That Pakistan, having learnt from mistakes that were enormous and the direct and collateral damage that was unquantifiable, is already on a course of correction, fully aware of the imperativeness of now or never.

That Pakistan teetering on the precipice of an economic abyss and other issues of gigantic proportions, a remorseless and a shameless legacy of the military and civilian governments of the last three decades and more, is all set for implementation of a roadmap that is inclusive, growth-oriented, realistic, and most importantly, doable.

That Pakistan in the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan may face many short-term hardships.

But will in a few years, and in the long run, emerge strong, fair, prosperous, stable and peaceful. That Imran Khan may have been a flawed person and a flawed politician, but as the prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan is selfless, sincere, incorruptible, fearless and unstoppable.

Pakistan for decades has needed a leader who loves Pakistan beyond his self. Imran Khan, in my view, and that of millions of Pakistanis, is that leader of a naya Pakistan that is all set to rise from the ashes of the old Pakistan.

Yes, yes, I’m a bit of a drama queen, but then I always will be when it comes to that one entity that I love beyond clichés and chaos and bad prime ministers: Pakistan.

https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pak...mit-in-dubai-pakistan-arrived-1.1550047483793

 

[sur]

Worth listening again - this great vision by IK - pay attention to the nods from audience e.g. Sheikh Muhammad nods when IK says Emirates airlines was helped by PIA; people built/run SKMH with charity; but didn't trust govt with taxes, etc.:


Excerpts:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1521084695068528640

Full speech:

Imran Khan worked for benefit of the downtrodden in Pakistan​

 

[Adonis]

Worth listening again - this great vision by IK - pay attention to the nods from audience:


Excerpts:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1521084695068528640

Full speech:

Imran Khan worked for benefit of the downtrodden in Pakistan​

He is gone with the wind...besides nice preaching......whereas in his own country none of those happened during his tenure...allocation of budget to education, treatment of the minorities, Brotherhood (he created rift among the society) etc etc..
In Summary, he is a Gentleman by virtue but not a good leader or politician......He wanted to be an autocrat.

 

[RescueRanger]

He is gone with the wind...besides nice preaching......whereas in his own country none of those happened during his tenure...allocation of budget to education, treatment of the minorities, Brotherhood (he created rift among the society) etc etc..
In Summary, he is a Gentleman by virtue but not a good leader or politician......He wanted to be an autocrat.

Pura mauqa to do. Phir bat kartey hain.

 

[Surya 1]

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Pakistan was a country with optimism, hope, we grew rapidly. We had an excellent governance system. Our bureaucracy was one of the best in Asia. And that’s the Pakistan I grew up in.

I learnt my lessons in sport: you only lose when you give up.


We feel that this is the time that Pakistan will take off. Reforms are painful...It’s like a surgery. The worst thing that can happen for society is that you keep postponing reforms because of the fear that you would have opposition, the vested interests.

In the 20 years of my cricket career, I’ve seen many very talented players, but they did not succeed because they had the fear of losing. You have to take risks to succeed.

I learnt from my mistakes and never gave up. I want to eliminate poverty in my country by making it a welfare state based on the example of the State of Madinah during the time of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).

No society or country can make progress without improving governance, ensuring accountability, and checking corruption. The State of Madinah was based on two principles — justice and welfare — and that is what I am doing in Pakistan.

The PTI government also believes in investing in human capital of the country to uplift common people.


As Prime Minister Imran Khan, on February 10, 2019, addressed the World Government Summit in Dubai, in the assembly of a distinguished world leaders, including His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and business leaders from across the world, it was one of those landmark moments when Pakistan became the country that wasn’t trying to find its rightful place on the international stage.

Pakistan had arrived.

The warm and positive response of the very esteemed audience to the speech is an indication that Pakistan despite being a country with a massive negative branding, regionally and globally, is, at the moment, being viewed in a light that is not because of expected courtesy shown to a visiting dignitary but the deserving respect that is given to the person who is the new elected leader of that country.

The open and affirmative response to the speech by the Pakistani expatriate community of the UAE is another sign that those who understand the old political, economic and other realities of Pakistan are also on the same page when it comes to their confidence in the leadership of the new prime minister of Pakistan.

Pakistani PM Imran Khan met by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE, upon the PM's arrival in Dubai on Sunday.Image Credit: Twitter
Imran Khan as the prime minister of Pakistan is that new image of Pakistan in which the leader of the country that is facing multiple issues on the internal and external front is just what he should be: honest, introspective, receptive, a fast learner, farsighted, and action-oriented.

It is not about the inspirational words of Khan; many leaders mouth words that at best are nothing more than feel-good rhetoric put together by a team of advisers and penned by a speechwriter who believes in the power of a good turn of phrase and fancy vocabulary to camouflage the insincerity of the proclamations.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1095318491295633408

It is not about presentation of the best side of Pakistan; many leaders do their best to put forth the photo-shopped version of the reality of the country under their governance.

It is not lip-service, saying the right thing to the right crowd, hoping to elicit the desired positive response; many leaders excel at the art of oration that is aimed to evoke responses that do not last beyond the event, and the media headlines that trash or eulogise.

Khan in his unscripted speech at the World Government Summit in 2019, adding time-relevant ideas and plans, merely reiterated what has been his political mantra since the inception of his party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, in 1996.

The only difference and the one that really matters is that what Khan the politician said then and had been saying ever since were — even if taken with earnest seriousness, or mocked as empty words of a fledgling politician — mere words.
- Mehr Tarar
What Khan the prime minister states now is the conviction and the verbal commitment of a prime minister whom millions voted into power to turn ideas and promises into action — and who is fully dedicated to the rehabilitation and strengthening to its full potential Pakistan for all 220 million of its people.

What Prime Minister Imran Khan says is simple.

That Pakistan has the potential and the promise and human and natural resources to make it a strong and economically vibrant country, ready for full utilisation of all that was ignored or misused or exploited in opportunism or squandered for personal gain and preservation of political hegemony.


That Pakistan, despite its dynamic start, faced countless hurdles of military disruption of a systematic democratic order, excessive empowerment of bureaucracy that functioned on adhoc-ism instead of foresight, weakening of institutions and strengthening of self-centred individuals, bad policies and bad governance, irresponsible institutional and governmental supervision, dynastic politics that left little room for political advancement based on merit, lack of transparency, top-to-bottom corruption, and absence of accountability.

Imran KhanImage Credit: Atiq-ur-Rehman/Gulf News
That Pakistan, having learnt from mistakes that were enormous and the direct and collateral damage that was unquantifiable, is already on a course of correction, fully aware of the imperativeness of now or never.

That Pakistan teetering on the precipice of an economic abyss and other issues of gigantic proportions, a remorseless and a shameless legacy of the military and civilian governments of the last three decades and more, is all set for implementation of a roadmap that is inclusive, growth-oriented, realistic, and most importantly, doable.

That Pakistan in the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan may face many short-term hardships.

But will in a few years, and in the long run, emerge strong, fair, prosperous, stable and peaceful. That Imran Khan may have been a flawed person and a flawed politician, but as the prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan is selfless, sincere, incorruptible, fearless and unstoppable.

Pakistan for decades has needed a leader who loves Pakistan beyond his self. Imran Khan, in my view, and that of millions of Pakistanis, is that leader of a naya Pakistan that is all set to rise from the ashes of the old Pakistan.

Yes, yes, I’m a bit of a drama queen, but then I always will be when it comes to that one entity that I love beyond clichés and chaos and bad prime ministers: Pakistan.

https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pak...mit-in-dubai-pakistan-arrived-1.1550047483793

This Tamasha should stop. Rather, they should take some concrete steps to deescalate the situation on border.

 

[Imran Khan]

now send marrium qatri to speech there

 

[Olympus81]

now send marrium qatri to speech there

Woh to bolegi meri London to kya poori duniya me koi property nahi hai.

 

[Imran Khan]

Woh to bolegi meri London to kya poori duniya me koi property nahi hai.

تو جائے قطری کے پاس جائیداد بھی دے گا اور اولاد بھی

 

[sur]

Date of tweet is 1-May 2022, and look who's tagged by Russia
Rus did NOT even consider current corrupts as an official government of Pakistan.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1520719399266697217

FB post linked in tweet above:

https://www.facebook.com/MIDRussia/posts/300566378933096

(Text copied from FB link above)

On May 1, 1948, diplomatic relations were established between the Soviet Union and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

A high-ranking Soviet delegation visited Karachi, the capital of Pakistan, shortly after that. The purpose of its visit was to establish trade ties between the two countries. In the first years of Pakistan's independence, the Soviet Union supplied several tens of thousands of tonnes of cereals to the country as humanitarian aid.
Pakistan's first Ambassador, Shuaib Qureshi, arrived in Moscow in 1949. At the beginning of the following year, Alexander Stetsenko was appointed the first head of the Soviet diplomatic mission in Karachi.

In the 1960s, bilateral trade and economic ties grew fast between the two countries, primarily in the development of mineral resources, exploration and prospecting, mechanical engineering and metallurgy.

In the 1970s, the Soviet Union began providing assistance in the construction of Pakistan's largest smelter in Karachi, the Guddu Thermal Power Station and a radio station near Islamabad, the country's largest at that time. The USSR supplied the bulk of equipment on preferential terms, and provided the necessary technical assistance, including training of personnel. As historians noted, during that period, a quarter of all television sets and tractors in Pakistan were Soviet-made.

On December 20, 1991, the Pakistani government recognised Russia as a successor state to the USSR.
In February 2003, President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf paid an official visit to Russia. In April 2007, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov visited Islamabad. This was the first official visit by a representative of the Russian government on this level in 38 years.

In June 2017, Pakistan joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, founded in 2001 by the leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, as a full member. The country’s accession to the SCO lent a fresh impetus to bilateral ties between Russia and Pakistan.

Today, Pakistan is an important foreign policy partner of Russia.

As Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov emphasised, today’s “Russian-Pakistani relations are constructive and mutually beneficial. We have developed a trust-based political dialogue, including at the high and top levels.” (Islamabad, April 7, 2021).

On March 30, 2022, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Foreign Minister of Pakistan Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the Third Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan's Neighbouring Countries in Tunxi, China.
The key interaction platform between the two countries is the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020, Russian-Pakistani trade amounted to a record $789.8 million, up 45.8 percent compared to 2019. In 2021, it dropped to $697 million, but the growth prospects are good.
Russia’s exports to Pakistan mainly include foodstuffs and agricultural produce (60.5 percent), metals and metal products (15.3 percent), mineral products (8.4 percent), mineral fuel, oil and distillation products, bituminous substances, and mineral waxes (8.3 percent).
Russian imports from Pakistan are dominated by textiles and footwear (54.9 percent), food and agricultural produce (23.8 percent), leather, furs and products made from them (9.9 percent).
According to Pakistan's National Command and Operation Centre on COVID-19, more than 3 million Pakistanis were given Russian Sputnik V vaccine by February 2022.

In 2021, Russia and Pakistan signed an agreement to build the Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline. The 1,100-kilometre pipeline is to pump 12.4 billion cubic metres of natural gas per year, crossing Pakistan and linking the LNG terminals in the ports of Karachi and Gwadar in the south with power plants and industrial facilities in the Kasur district in the north.

Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov said: “The Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline remains the flagship bilateral project between Russia and Pakistan in the energy sector; both countries attach paramount importance to this initiative.”

Cooperation on the anti-terrorist and anti-drug tracks, as well as in defence and security, plays a special role in the Russian-Pakistani dialogue. There is a Joint Working Group on Counterterrorism and Other New Challenges to International Security. Its ninth meeting was held in Moscow on November 22, 2021, co-chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov and Deputy Foreign Minister of Pakistan Nabeel Munir.

Russia and Pakistan have held Druzhba (Friendship) annual joint tactical exercises, alternately in Pakistan and Russia, since 2016, to practice interaction in anti-terrorist operations in the mountains. The sixth exercises took place on September 27 - October 9, 2021 at the Molkino training ground in the Krasnodar Territory and involved about 200 service members from the two countries.

In July 2021, the Pakistan Navy frigate Zulfiqar took part in the Main Naval Parade in St Petersburg.

Moscow and Islamabad have established productive cooperation in multilateral organisations thanks to similar approaches on a wide range of international issues, including the peaceful settlement of conflicts, the formation of a multipolar world order, the strengthening of the central role of the UN, and upholding the principles of international law in relations between states.

http://en.kremlin.ru/catalog/countries/PK/events

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https://pakistan.mid.ru/en/
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