Lahore: Prime Minister’s Youth Programme Chairman Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan said on Saturday Kashmir is an integral part of Pakistan and urged the PML-N workers to perform their polling day responsibilities with dedication during the ongoing Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections.
Addressing a PML-N workers’ convention in PP-172, Rana Mashhood said the party was synonymous with performance and development, adding that it had consistently delivered on its commitments and provided opportunities for young people to play a meaningful role in national progress.
He said the youth were the nation’s greatest strength and criticised remarks by the federal interior minister describing young people as “cockroaches, ” asserting that Pakistan’s youth should instead be regarded as the country’s frontline force.
The chairman said the PML-N had worked in every sector for Pakistan’s stability and prosperity and stressed that democracy remained the only path to the country’s sustainable development. He said a system established through the power of the vote was the strongest system.
Referring to regional and national affairs, Rana Mashhood said India continued to pursue anti-Pakistan policies, but the nation had demonstrated its unity and strength under the leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir. He said the entire nation stood united under the green crescent flag.
He said the development journey initiated by former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in Punjab was being carried forward by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza Shehbaz and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.
Highlighting the country’s economic situation, he said the government had saved Pakistan from default through prudent policies and hard work, adding that the country’s economy was stabilising and international ratings were improving. He expressed confidence that the governments of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz would complete their constitutional five-year terms.
He also said Pakistan had played a mediatory role during the Iran-US conflict and noted that the conflict had temporarily pushed up oil prices across the region.
Earlier, polling duties were assigned to party workers for the second phase of AJK elections. The convention was attended by Javed Sarwar Bhatti, Mian Adnan Sanaullah, Malik Zeeshan, Syed Imran Ali Shah, Yameen Mughal, Akbar, Mian Waleed, Hafiz Zohaib, Rana Naushad, Dr Fauji, Azhar Chaudhry, Riaz Mughal and other party leaders and workers.