From Abid Usman
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said on Tuesday that 50 million dollars Saudi investment in Pakistan was a reflection of their confidence in present government’s policies. He said Pak-Saudi relations will be an important milestone for prosperity and peace in the region.
Talking to the media here at Governor’s House, he said 220 million Pakistanis stand with their Palestinian brothers and sisters in this time of crisis. He deplored that it had become a norm of the opposition to do futile criticism as Prime Minister Imran Khan wanted to take the country forward. Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said that when PTI came to power, the country was going to bankrupt but the government put it out of the situation through prudent economic policies.
The world was also acknowledging the success of the government’s economic policies and today Pakistan’s economy was on the path to recovery despite challenging times due to coronavirus pandemic, he said and added that increase in exports was a testament to the success of prudent economic policies of the government. Replying to a question, he said Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Saudi Arabia was very successful and as far as the opposition was concerned, they would criticize everything for the sake of criticism.
Replying to another question, Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar strongly condemned the atrocities committed by the Israeli forces in Palestine and said that international human rights organizations should take notice of the Israeli terrorism and demanded from the OIC and the Muslim Ummah to press the international community on this matter.
Meanwhile, Senior Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan said on Tuesday the recent visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to Saudi Arabia had been successful in all respects which would undoubtedly warm the relations between the two brotherly countries. He said that keeping in view the warm reception for Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Kingdom, it can be claimed that the visit would be a milestone between both countries.
Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan said the visit on one hand renewed Pakistan’s friendly relations with Saudi Arabia and on the other hand Prime Minister Imran Khan confidently made positive progress on bilateral issues. He said in this visit, Imran Khan had also played an important role for resolving problems faced by the Pakistani expatriates living in Saudi Arabia. Senior Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan said the visit of Prime Minister to Saudi Arabia would help to give a positive turn to the historical and long standing relations between the two countries which would also have a positive impact on the economy of Pakistan.
Earlier, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia agreed to give a strategic direction to their bilateral relations through a Saudi-Pakistan Supreme Coordination Council and diversify the existing bilateral political, economic, trade, defence and security ties. The bilateral ties were discussed in the meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prime Minister Imran Khan who arrive here Friday on three-day official visit to the Kingdom, according to a PM Office statement.
Following the meeting, both the leaders signed an agreement on Establishment of the Saudi-Pakistan Supreme Coordination Council what Imran Khan hoped would play a catalytic role in fostering enhanced bilateral cooperation in all fields.
