When we first raised our demand for a sovereign and independent State of Pakistan there were not a few false prophets who tried to deflect us from our set purpose by saying that Pakistan was not economically feasible. They painted an extremely dark picture of the future of our State and its financial and economic soundness.
The very first bedget presented by you must have caused a shock to those false prophets. It has already demonstrated the soundness of Pakistan's finance and the determination of its Government to make them more and more sound and strong.....I have no doubt in my mind about the bright future that awaits Pakistan when its vast resources of men and material are fully mobilised. The road that we may have to travel may be somewhat uphill at present but with courage and determination we mean to achieve our objective which is to build up and construct a strong and prosperous Pakistan'. Speech on the occasion of the presentation of new Pakistani coins and currency notes by the Finance Minister, 1 April 1948.
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