ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Sahiwal today where he will announce a development package of Rs 18 billion.
The prime minister will be accompanied by the Governor and Chief Minister of Punjab. PM Imran Khan will also inaugurate the Universal Health Coverage Program and distribute health cards in Sahiwal.
The prime minister will distribute checks under the Successful Youth Program. Earlier, PM Imran Khan had also announced development packages for Karachi and Balochistan and today a health card for the people of Sahiwal.
In addition to distributing program checks, the successful youth will also meet with political elders. The prime minister had said that Pakistan has always suffered when it chased Western ideologies, opining that nationals must never think of doing something that the West wants.
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He said that Pakistan needs only one image — that it is an independent nation, one that is standing on its own feet and has confidence. “It was a major mistake to take part in someone else’s war,” he said, referring to Pakistan supporting the US post 9/11 in the fight against terrorism.
“We fell under pressure and took part in their war. First, we took part in the [Soviet-Afghan War] in the 80s and glorified the mujahideen, and then after 9/11, we labelled them terrorists and at their bidding began fighting them,” said the premier.
The premier also said that Pakistan must always aim to be self-reliant and not be afraid to have lofty dreams. “This is having an inferiority complex. When a country loses self-confidence, it begins to think of how to please others,” he added.
