ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Mian Nawaz Sharif Thursday said that the fate of the poor masses of Pakistan cannot be changed with the foreign aid, adding if the circumstances could be changed with these debts, then the situation would have been completely changed.
Addressing the news conference here, he rejected reject the Kerry-Lugar bill with its present conditions, saying, “The party was neither taken on board nor was briefed by the government of Pakistan or the US on the legislation… PML-N considers that the decisions on national issues, including whether to accept the aid bill, should be decided by the Parliament.”
Mian Nawaz Sharif also invited the government to formulate a national forum on the issue of US aid bill and hinted at accepting the legislation if its conditions were omitted out.
“The PML-N played its due national role on the issue of Kerry-Lugar bill… the issue should be decided on the forum of the Parliament,” he told the newsmen after chairing a party meeting on the issue of US legislation aimed at tripling US conditioned aid to Pakistan to $1.5 billion per annum for next five years.
“Foreign aid is not the solution to our problems and sufferings. The real way of success is the self-reliance as the nations make their fates themselves,” Nawaz who broke his silence on key national issues and faced the media first time in more than a month told the newsmen.
“People of Pakistan are annoying on the aid bill as its conditions may be in favor of the United States’ government and the people,” he said avoiding any severe criticism directed on President Barrak Obama-led US administration.
He suggested the government and the nation to adopt a “way of sacrifice” to bring the prosperity in the country and avoid foreign aid.
Mian Nawaz Sharif said that the country was in foreign debt of Rs 3000 billion when he was overthrown by an army coup on Oct. 12, 1999 led by then army chief General (r) Parvez Musharraf. “Now the foreign debt on the country has exceeded Rs 8000 billion,” Nawaz claimed.
Addressing the news conference here, he rejected reject the Kerry-Lugar bill with its present conditions, saying, “The party was neither taken on board nor was briefed by the government of Pakistan or the US on the legislation… PML-N considers that the decisions on national issues, including whether to accept the aid bill, should be decided by the Parliament.”
Mian Nawaz Sharif also invited the government to formulate a national forum on the issue of US aid bill and hinted at accepting the legislation if its conditions were omitted out.
“The PML-N played its due national role on the issue of Kerry-Lugar bill… the issue should be decided on the forum of the Parliament,” he told the newsmen after chairing a party meeting on the issue of US legislation aimed at tripling US conditioned aid to Pakistan to $1.5 billion per annum for next five years.
“Foreign aid is not the solution to our problems and sufferings. The real way of success is the self-reliance as the nations make their fates themselves,” Nawaz who broke his silence on key national issues and faced the media first time in more than a month told the newsmen.
“People of Pakistan are annoying on the aid bill as its conditions may be in favor of the United States’ government and the people,” he said avoiding any severe criticism directed on President Barrak Obama-led US administration.
He suggested the government and the nation to adopt a “way of sacrifice” to bring the prosperity in the country and avoid foreign aid.
Mian Nawaz Sharif said that the country was in foreign debt of Rs 3000 billion when he was overthrown by an army coup on Oct. 12, 1999 led by then army chief General (r) Parvez Musharraf. “Now the foreign debt on the country has exceeded Rs 8000 billion,” Nawaz claimed.
