LAHORE – Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday said that Pakistan’s quest forbetter relations with India should not be construed as weakness because theobjective behind this pursuit was bring the people of the subcontinent outof poverty by starting trade activity. “They have some misunderstanding.
When we, want friendship, it means we desire to end poverty in thesubcontinent. Trade will also revive. Someone should not misunderstand it.This should not be construed as weakness,” the prime minister remarkedaddressing the government servants during his daylong visit here.
He said the people of this country never succumbed to any pressure from anysuper power. If they hurl any threat, the whole nation stands united toface till the end.
He said Pakistan’s strife for peace was not merely in the interest ofPakistan but both the countries.
The prime minister viewed that arrogant attitude of the Indian leadershipwould come to end to impropve the situation. He said improvement of thegovernance in the country and situation in the region could help take offPakistan’s economy owing to Pakistan’s ideal strategic location with bigmarkets like China, Iran, India and Central Asia in the surrounding.
He told the audience that he had not visited Saudi Arabia to beg any moneyrather for investment.
However, he said the investors always complained of red-tapism in Pakistanwhich also discouraged the overseas Pakistanis to invest their money in thecountry.
He told the government servants that the New Pakistan meant new mindsetwhere the common man would be given protection against the influential oneswho had been suffering in the past due tot he politicised police.
The prime minister assured that the civil servants would observe a clearchange with no political intervention in their working; however, he soughttheir support to establish good governance in the country besides revivingthe lost reputation of the bureaucracy in Pakistan.