Pakistan harmed by 'double standards' on accountability, said PM Shehbaz
The Bab-e-Pakistan project, a national landmark, and the upgrading of Walton Road in Lahore were both dedicated at the ceremony where the prime minister made these statements.
The premier highlighted concerns about the NAB's performance while discussing the suspected corruption in this project, questioning why it targeted innocent people while failing to call those responsible.
"I want that nobody, not even my adversary, visits the NAB's akhuwat khana. Unarmed individuals were forced up against the wall. But did NAB dig into the individuals involved in this project's malfeasance, where billions were misappropriated?
Double standards were to blame for Pakistan's problems. The 220 million citizens of the nation must jointly bury the idea that "might is right" for good, he proclaimed, adding that the nation could not advance towards prosperity and progress without their collective resistance."
PM Shehbaz acknowledged that they were going through a terrible time, but he was adamant that they would get through it by working together, making sacrifices, and working hard.
He asserted that everyone in society, especially the wealthy class, must step forward and generously support the country, adding that there was no other way to get there but by upholding these qualities.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) came to office in 1997, which sped up construction on the Bab-e-Pakistan project. According to the prime minister, Nawaz Sharif lay its foundation stone in 1991.
PM Shehbaz expressed regret that this location was still in ruins and added that this was intended to be a destination for local and foreign tourists and that a memorial and library would have been located there.
Shehbaz Sharif claimed that Pervez Musharraf informed him that this monument would require the importation of white stone from Italy valued at Rs900 million.
"I questioned why, and the consultant responded that Pakistan could not have been created without this granite. Pakistan could not afford this, I informed him. Nothing can be done at this time, he responded, and they have issued an order. Additionally, I instructed him not to import this Italian granite. That individual complained about me, "The premier remarked.
The PM declared that he would not proceed with the project with the aforementioned consultant and added that the contractor was a "fraud" who lacked experience but was handed the job without a competitive bid.
At the beginning of his speech, the prime minister discussed the location's history, noting that they had once again gathered in this location in support of the separate homeland that millions of migrating Muslims from the subcontinent had fought to establish under the great leadership of Quaid-e-Azam.
The prime minister claimed that while travelling to the newly established country, hundreds of women and children had to endure the worst type of bloodshed.
The prime minister referred to the Walton route when he remarked that it was there that hundreds of Indian migrants sought safety, and the villagers helped them, reviving the Ansar-e-Madina example.
He continued that the exceptional precedent would be remembered forever.
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