–PM says will never disappoint nation, says day not far when world will respect green passport
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has vowed no letup in accountability drive against the opposition leaders as he landed at the Islamabad airport late Wednesday night after wrapping up his three-day visit to the United States.
The premier, who returned aboard a commercial flight from the US after completing his three-day maiden visit, was given a warm welcome by senior party leaders, including Jahangir Tareen, Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak and workers of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), amid slogans and applause.
The return also marked the 1st anniversary of July 25 elections that brought Imran at the helm.
In response to scenes of jubilation at the airport, Imran said he felt as if he had come home after winning the World Cup and not from an official visit.
“We have to transform all institutions which had been destroyed by thieves who only want to loot Pakistan,” he said, reiterating commitment to make Pakistan great in line with the dreams and ideas of its founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
He pledged that he will never disappoint the nation, adding the day was not far when the world will respect the green passport and Pakistan will emerge as a great country of the world. He expressed the resolve to rebuild the institutions damaged by the former rulers through their corrupt practices.
Without naming former rulers, the PM said he had asked the United States and other western countries to help Pakistan in getting back its looted wealth that the ‘thieves and robbers’ had stashed abroad.
The PM also expressed resolve to make Pakistani nation a great nation by laying the foundation of the country on golden principles of the state of Madina.
He said hospitals will be constructed, provision of clean drinking water will be ensured and employment opportunities will be created in the country.
Earlier in Washington, the PM told members of the US Congress that Pakistan and the United States shared the same objective of reaching a peaceful solution in Afghanistan.
The need for better coordination between the US and Pakistan for restoring peace to the war-ravaged Afghanistan was also discussed at a meeting on Tuesday between PM Imran and US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo.
The prime minister said that Pakistan would continue to work with the US to promote the Afghan peace process, but it would not be easy. Pakistan was trying its best to get the Taliban engaged not just with the US but also with the Afghan government and would continue to do so, said Imran.