Analysis of Imran Khan's speech in PTI’s historic rally at Minar-e-Pakistan

Contributed by: Naureen Fatima, Mission Holder, Positive Pakistan


Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Sunday,29th March warmly welcomed and thanked all the crowd ,who gathered to the iconic Minar-e-Pakistan to attend the speech of  Imran Khan, in Lahore. Starting with national anthem, Khan, PTI chairman Imran Khan outlined an 11-point reforms programme to usher in a new era of prosperity as he contemplates for the country after coming in power for a “Naya Pakistan”. Imran Khan vowed to fight till the last drop of his blood for the rights of Pakistanis. The summary of these points along with critical analysis are discussed below

1. Education

No country can ever grow without ignoring the education.3.5 crore children are getting an education in government schools.50% of the budget of Punjab is being spent only in Lahore. It needs to be pondered that how many international universities have been established in Punjab in the past 10 years. Countries can’t develop on the basis of infrastructure investment. For the development of a state, you need to spend on human development. PTI will spend maximum investment on human development and especially on the education system of Pakistan.

2. Health

The reformation of the health system is the hour of the need. IK promised that he will build new hospitals for the poor and the people who wouldn’t need to worry about expenses and rich people wouldn’t need to go overseas for their treatment. He also promised for introducing a health insurance system with the name “Sehat Sahulat” card in all over Pakistan, which is already in practice in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This is a very great initiative by Imran Khan, because health is the basic necessity for good quality of life. An only healthy nation can play its role in the development of its state.

3. Revenue generation

The most critical issue for the development of Pakistan is the generation of revenue to free the country from heavy debt. IK emphasized to transform the tax collection system in the country to get rid of from this huge debt from the previous governments.

4. Corruption

IK promised to strengthen NAB and FBR along with putting an end to money laundering and theft of public finance. Like the expulsion of 30 MPAs, he promised to eliminate corruption from the country. Also promised to not let anyone steal the public finance by advising the nation for their support against corrupt leadership. This is the one of the biggest dilemma faced by Pakistan as we have a weak economy and less resources but still the amount of daily corruption is in billions of rupees. If IK can significantly reduce corruption, then it would be a great service to Pakistan.

5. Investment

Imran Khan termed the overseas   Pakistanis as the biggest investment potential for Pakistan and also promised to reduce taxes on gas and electricity so our industry can compete with Indian products. These are all very valid points can provide Pakistan with much needed foreign investment and can make our industry competitive in international markets.

6. Employment

IK promised to boost tourism industry along with providing jobs to youth. It is also a good step for the youth empowerment and generation of revenues for the country.

Indeed tourism has great potential in Pakistan. If government facilitates this sector, then it can go a long way in improving the positive image of Pakistan along with reducing the unemployment rate.

7. Agriculture

Imran promised to improve the agriculture sector of the economy and the livelihoods of the farmers on urgent basis. They work the whole year and don’t receive any reward at the end of the year. This is a great step taken by IK in order to improve the agriculture sector, which is the backbone of Pakistan economy.

8. Federation

IK promised to strengthen federation by reducing the injustice to the smaller provinces.Pakistan will be a much stronger country with stronger provinces. The resources should be divided among provinces in a manner that all of them can prosper and there is no sense of favoritism among provinces from capital.

9. Environment

The Environment is the topmost priority of the party’s policy agenda. For the first time in the history, KP government took the initiative of BONN Challenge to plant 10 billion trees all over Pakistan. We also need to focus on the cleaning of rivers. As Pakistan is the 8th most vulnerable country to Climate Change, silviculture is the only adaption is the only adaptation to combat this global threat of Climate Change.

10. Police System

IK also highlighted the significance of judicial and police system. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, no judicial killing was observed. Police are depoliticized in the whole province. No victim of FIRs has also been observed in the province. This is a great initiative to establish justice for the welfare of the state.

11. Women Empowerment

This party has designed an extensive program for the empowerment of women. Women have played a great role in the nation formation. My mother has raised me patriotic and an honest person. No nation can rise to its glory unless your women are side by side you. So, this empowerment of women is really a great step for the welfare development of Pakistan.

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