Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said, “On the one hand there is a
begging bowl and on the other a nuclear power, its like fire and water,
either the bowl has to be broken or the nuclear power will be snatched
away from us.”
He was addressing an Independence Day ceremony at Hazoori Bagh on Sunday.
A contingent of Rangers presented an impressive guard of honour to
the chief minister on this occasion. He hoisted the Pakistani Flag at
Alamgiri Gate, laid a wreath on the Mazar-e-Iqbal and offered ‘Fateha’.
Shahbaz Sharif said that a separate homeland was achieved with the
untiring efforts of the Quaid-e-Azam and sacrifices of the millions of
people, adding that it’s a Day to pay tributes to Allama Iqbal.
He said that Pakistan today was beset with load shedding,
hyperinflation, lawlessness, terrorism and corruption and added that
the lost image would have to be retrieved by honesty and by bridging
the trust deficit.
He said that we brought our lost honor with struggle and honesty,
adding that by doing this we brought peace to the resting souls of
Qaid-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal and the 18 crore population of would
proudly walk by this.
He said that a lot of achievements were gained in the history of 64
years including nuclear power, adding that the country of Quaid was
divided into two pieces. He vowed to bury the menace of corruption in
the country. SANA
