The prime minister further said that his objective for entering into politics was to make the young generations and the nation realize the real ideology of Pakistan as propounded by Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
“A nation is formed on the basis of an ideology. Unless a nation realizes the ideology behind creation of a homeland, it cannot become a nation and often recedes into oblivion,” he opined.
The prime minister said in Riasat-e-Madina, the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) lifted the characters of his people who later, ruled the world.
He said it was the State’s responsibility to create awareness among the masses about the virtue and evil.
For the purpose to inculcate those principles in the young generations, he had decided to establish Rehmatul-ill-Alameen Authority, so that they could get awareness about the the Seerah of Holy Prophet (PBUH) who was a mercy for the whole world.
The Holy Prophet (PBUH) had gathered people from all faiths on one ideology of justice, self-esteem, welfare and equal treatment of all with strict adherence to the rule of law, he maintained.
Referring to his twenty-five years political struggle, the prime minister said he always strived to stand with the virtue.
He said it was the responsibility of the courts, elections commission and the nation to take firm stand against corruption in the society.
The prime minister said in the West, no one dared to purchase loyalty or bribed any member of parliament as they knew that society could not tolerate such shabby acts.
The prime minister further regretted that with the passage of time, Pakistani nation also went down from the path of progress and prosperity as their past rulers did not realize as to why Pakistan was created, adding no past leadership ever realized that ideology.
Enumerating his government’s major achievements, the prime minister said they had introduced uniform syllabus for the nation, for the first time, in the last seventy years.
He said the English language should not be a criteria for creating differences in the society, adding they were also introducing contemporary subjects in the religious seminaries, so that pupils there, should also become engineers, judges and doctors.
The prime minister said that they were offering a total of 2.6 million scholarships for the youth of the country and the process was being monitored by the PM Office to ensure merit.
He said two state of the arts universities, were being set up, including the one with focus on research in the latest aerospace technology, so that the country could become self-sufficient in the indigenous production of planes etc.
He said after a gap of 15 years, the OIC FM conference was being hosted in Pakistan, showing the success of its foreign policy.
The prime minister also cited launch of different social and economic uplift initiatives like health cards, social relief packages and financial support initiatives under the flagship Ehsaas programme, extension of interest-free loans, investment opportunities and the economic growth resulting in the economic turnaround of the country.
He expressed the confidence that during their five years term in the government, unmatched development works were being completed in Punjab province.