PM Imran Khan's address hailed widely

LAHORE: Politicians, business leaders and various sections of society on Monday expressed the optimism that Prime Minister Imran Khan would take Pakistan to new heights of development and progress.

"PM Imran Khan has the capability to resolve the problems faced by the country," they opined.

Commenting on premier Imran Khan's address to the nation, they said that foreign investment would pour in to Pakistan while country's economic relations with outer world in general and regional countries in particular would further strengthen.

PTI leaders Dr Yasmin Rashid, Abdul Aleem Khan, Mian Mehmoodur Rashid and Aslam Iqbal said that prime minister's pledge to recover looted national wealth was commendable.

Zaheer Ahmad Butt, Vice President Punjab Peace Committee for Interfaith Harmony, said that prime minister's speech was a reflection of a true statesman who had sympathy in his heart for the deprived classes of society.

Citizens Protection Committee Chairman Touqir Ahmed said his (Imran)'s historic victory had not only raised Pakistan's stature in the comity of nations but also gave impetus to economic turnaround.

Anjuman Tajiran Shahalm, General Secretary Kashif Bashir said the business community believed that Imran Khan would introduce new economic policies in consultation with private sector that was main stakeholder in the country's economy.

Another business tycoon of Anarkali Muhammad Yaqoob said, new government would be able to curtail power outages, which would help bring down unemployment graph and improve law and order situation.

Former LCCI president Basit said that victory speech of Prime Minister Imran Khan had been widely hailed as mature, balanced and encouraging by political pundits and the common public. "Imran Khan ticks all the right boxes during his first speech after winning the elections," he added.