Tumor of Corruption Need Surgery Imran Khan
We will have to take tough, painful decisions to shore up economy. The nation should not despair, as corrupt people are spreading disappointment.
Balochistan24 web desk
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said his government had no option but to go for surgery to remove the tumor of corruptioncorruption that was hindering Pakistan’s development and prosperity.
“We will have to take tough, painful decisions to shore up economy. The nation should not despair, as corrupt people are spreading disappointment and despondency for their own political mileage,” said the premier.
The prime ministemprime minister came back Friday after concluding his three-day official visit to Davos, Switzerland, where he participated in the World Economic Forum’s annual session, the media reports.
Imran said Pakistan’s economiceconomic trajectory and presence of enormous natural resources offered immense potential for investment.
In a meeting with Chairperson of Dogan Holdings Begumhan Dogan Faralyali who called him at Davos on the sidelines of WEF Annual Meeting 2020 on Thursday, the prime minister said the government had embarked upon a reforms agenda to facilitate investors.
Dogan Holdings is one of the largest Turkish conglomerates operating in energy, media, industry, trade, insurance, and tourism sectors.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister Syed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari, Ambassador at Large on Investments Ali Jehangir Siddiqui, and Permanent Representative to the UN at Geneva Ambassador Khalil Hashmi also attended the meeting, said a PM Office press release.
The prime minister reiterated that his government will live up to its commitment of providing all possible support to investors for establishing businesses.
Dogan Faralyali appreciated Pakistan’s reform agenda and desired exploration of various potential sectors for investment.
In his keynote address at the WEF’s special session, the prime minister highlighted his vision of Pakistan as an emerging economy and shared his views on current issues of regional and international importance.
On the sidelines, he held meetings with world leaders including US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien and President European Union Parliament David Sassoli.
