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[00:00:11] Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif reached Jeddah on an official visit to Saudi Arabia. The Deputy
[00:00:14] Governor of Mecca, the Minister of Agriculture, and senior diplomatic officials warmly welcomed the Prime Minister and the
[00:00:18] Pakistani delegation. Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz
[00:00:22] Sharif will perform Umrah and will also visit the Prophet's Mosque (peace be upon him).
[00:00:25] will also attend.
[00:00:26] will also give.
[00:00:32] politically, constitutionally,
[00:00:34] socially,
[00:00:59] and with the world. paid tribute to the security forces for the successful operation, calling the
[00:01:02] actions against terrorists a manifestation of the security forces' determination and
[00:01:05] skill.
[00:01:06] declared.
[00:01:10] Joint statement by the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab
[00:01:14] Emirates. Condemned Israeli aggression. The Security Council should hold Israel accountable for serious violations of international
[00:01:18] laws. Sustainable peace in the region is possible
[00:01:21] only with the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state.
[00:01:25] Joint statement.
[00:01:27] statement.
[00:01:33] Pakistan rejects the baseless and
[00:01:35] is now testifying political statements of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding elections in Azad Kashmir. Fair elections are being held in Azad
[00:01:39] Kashmir. The people of Bangladesh are capable of resolving their
[00:01:43] and kept cheating with this country. issues without the interference of any other country.
[00:01:46] The matter related to Sheikh Hasina is Bangladesh's own matter.
[00:01:50] Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs briefing.
[00:01:51] briefing.
[00:01:56] these reforms and America is using all means to end the conflict with Iran.
[00:02:26] are fixed on when the meeting will take place
[00:02:53] worried
[00:03:00] Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and to talk about exports, especially. Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir
[00:03:03] have arrived in Saudi Arabia. They are accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Darbi,
[00:03:07] Defense Minister Khawaja Asif, and
[00:03:11] Information Minister Ataullah Tarar. And special assistant Tariq Fatemi
[00:03:14] is also currently in Saudi Arabia. This means that
[00:03:18] a high-level Pakistani delegation has arrived there. When
[00:03:21] we look at the situation in the region, the situation in the Middle East,
[00:03:25] then this visit of Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif
[00:03:28] and Marshal Syed Munir seems to us to be of special
[00:03:32] importance. First of all, I will go
[00:03:37] and the meeting with the words of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in which they clearly
[00:03:41] stated that this visit is very important
[00:03:45] for regional peace, for diplomatic cooperation,
[00:03:48] and for the promotion of joint action. It is no secret
[00:03:52] that Pakistan wants peace
[00:03:54] that the world is economically restless. in the Middle East.
[00:03:57] It wants the attacks to stop. It wants
[00:04:00] this war not to become a Gulf war. But on the other hand, it is also
[00:04:04] a reality that the attacks on Saudi Arabia
[00:04:08] by the Houthis of Yemen are also a cause
[00:04:12] for concern for Pakistan, and whether it is the Prime Minister of Pakistan,
[00:04:16] of domiciles are being issued there in large numbers, because he is afraid the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, or, apart from that,
[00:04:19] the security forces of Pakistan, the Corps Commanders Conference,
[00:04:22] these matters are viewed with concern everywhere,
[00:04:25] and Pakistan wants
[00:04:28] these attacks to stop as well, because it does not want this war
[00:04:33] a deep and beautiful relationship to escalate. Pakistan, with strenuous
[00:04:37] surely, those who create misunderstandings efforts, had brought the Islamabad memorandum of understanding to a logical
[00:04:40] conclusion. It should have been that its points were acted
[00:04:44] upon and on that basis, a lasting
[00:04:48] edifice of peace and development
[00:04:51] should have been built, but it was ignored
[00:04:55] by both sides. We, as mediators,
[00:04:58] do not hold any one side responsible. The attitude
[00:05:02] adopted by both sides
[00:05:06] definitely needs to change and there is a need to return
[00:05:10] to peace. Pakistan, once again, is present in the Middle East
[00:05:14] with its full role and in this regard,
[00:05:17] that Pakistan is a defense ally of Saudi Arabia.
[00:05:21] Big news will definitely come,
[00:05:24] and this big news will always prove to be good
[00:05:28] for Pakistan, because whenever we see any
[00:05:32] development, we see
[00:05:34] Pakistan progressing in its diplomatic
[00:05:38] role at the international level, in its political
[00:05:41] role, and also in terms of economic successes.
[00:05:45] success. If I talk about these successes,
[00:05:49] they are not just at the international
[00:05:52] diplomatic level, but there are many indicators
[00:05:55] that are very positive. Very important. And when we talk
[00:05:59] about these indicators, I have a long list
[00:06:03] of things I can talk about, but I will talk about the recent developments
[00:06:06] in June and July. Its statistics
[00:06:10] regarding Pakistan's exports have been released. In June, our exports, which were
[00:06:14] 2.24
[00:06:17] billion 240 million dollars, have increased
[00:06:20] to 2.93 billion 930 million rupees.
[00:06:24] They have gone even further than that. And this is a very
[00:06:27] significant increase. And when we see that this
[00:06:31] increase is a manifestation of confidence in the government's
[00:06:34] economic policies after the budget,
[00:06:38] it is clear that when July came
[00:06:41] and the first month of the fiscal year began,
[00:06:45] there must have been some change in the budget
[00:06:49] that paved the way for a big change and great ease,
[00:06:52] and as a result, Pakistan and its exports
[00:06:56] benefited greatly. And along with that, I want to talk about another success,
[00:07:00] which Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif made when he was in Pakistan,
[00:07:03] presiding over a meeting, and during that meeting, he made a very important
[00:07:07] disclosure. He said that Pakistan's
[00:07:10] government revenues, which we, in
[00:07:13] simple language, well, if we go into English, let's just say in simple language
[00:07:17] that we have doubled our tax collection
[00:07:20] in the last three to four years. Now,
[00:07:23] that tax collection has doubled,
[00:07:27] and I have the official statistics for that,
[00:07:31] that when we talk about 2020-2021, it was merely
[00:07:34] 4745 billion rupees.
[00:07:37] But today, when we have closed 2025-2026
[00:07:41] for this fiscal year, and the budget for 2026-2027
[00:07:45] has also been implemented, it is now
[00:07:48] 1174 billion. The figures
[00:07:52] from last year show that the annual increase has been
[00:07:56] from 4745 billion to 6148 billion.
[00:08:00] The next year, it was 7164 billion, and after that,
[00:08:03] 9299 billion, and now 11744
[00:08:06] billion. This is definitely a big success and the demand
[00:08:10] that is made with great intensity is that
[00:08:14] all our major indicators,
[00:08:17] all our mega factors, all of them
[00:08:21] should now come down from the macro level to the micro
[00:08:25] level. We will also talk about that and the visit. Along with that, a very
[00:08:29] important thing, the development
[00:08:32] in Punjab regarding the announcement of the results of various
[00:09:24] on the Prime Minister's visit there. Definitely, there will be
[00:09:27] a visit to the Prophet's Mosque (peace be upon him), and other important
[00:09:31] things will also happen there,
[00:09:34] but how do you view the importance of this visit?
[00:09:38] do you see?
[00:09:40] Thank you so much for having me, Najam. Okay. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have such
[00:09:46] that whenever any delegation from Pakistan goes to Saudi Arabia, whether it's civil
[00:09:50] or military, because our geo-strategic significance
[00:09:54] is so great, we are filled with a sense of respect. we are filled with that feeling.
[00:09:57] But inclinations
[00:10:00] apart, this is a very significant tour that is happening
[00:10:04] at a very significant time. You know that perhaps
[00:10:07] this is the third time in a year that Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is going. Along with that,
[00:10:11] our Field Marshal has also made numerous visits.
[00:10:14] Our, our Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar Sahib
[00:10:17] has also made visits. And this series of visits
[00:10:21] is also going on from the Saudi Arabian side.
[00:10:25] Because Saudi Arabia is also giving its vote of confidence in Pakistan's diplomacy,
[00:10:28] and Pakistan is also at every moment and
[00:10:32] stage reassuring Saudi Arabia that Pakistan
[00:10:36] stands by the pacts signed with Saudi Arabia
[00:10:39] and Pakistan considers Saudi Arabia's strategic
[00:10:43] security interests in all its dealings.
[00:10:47] If you look at this context, the statement from the
[00:10:50] Foreign Office is also before us. Then,
[00:10:54] when Saudi Arabia carried out an attack last month, a counter
[00:10:58] strike in Iraq, Pakistan also said that Saudi Arabia is well within
[00:11:02] its rights. Last week, when Saudi Arabia announced its maritime coalition,
[00:11:05] Pakistan is also a part of it and Pakistan says
[00:11:09] that we have to secure the Red Sea, support it
[00:11:13] and make it safe because we do not want this
[00:11:16] tension, the tension that we are seeing,
[00:11:20] to spread throughout the Gulf and we cannot afford
[00:11:23] it at all because, of course, we need trade,
[00:11:27] we need oil, we also have energy needs. So I think
[00:11:31] the visit will proceed in this context and in the coming days we will see that Pakistan
[00:11:35] has also previously, if the situation in the Red Sea is what it is,
[00:11:38] but the world Pakistan has also previously prevented
[00:11:42] any conflict or war from officially forming in the Gulf
[00:11:46] countries, and we can expect and hope that
[00:11:49] once again, Pakistan will play its role
[00:11:53] for peace.
[00:11:55] Definitely, you are absolutely right, and we don't just need to say it. The world
[00:12:00] that Pakistan has proven this through its actions over the past few
[00:12:04] years that whenever there has been talk of war,
[00:12:07] Pakistan has repeatedly called for
[00:12:11] dialogue as the solution. Dialogue is the solution,
[00:12:15] and the solution lies in dialogue, and talks can only happen at the dialogue table.
[00:12:18] Yes, when it comes to Saudi Arabia, because we have a strategic
[00:12:22] defense agreement with them, if Saudi Arabia faces any threat
[00:12:26] or if it feels that there is any threat to Saudi Arabia's
[00:12:30] strategic interests, then it is Pakistan's responsibility, according to
[00:12:34] the agreement, that Pakistan must protect Saudi Arabia,
[00:12:37] fulfill its security agreement, and also show the world
[00:12:41] that this is our red line. Of course, international law
[00:12:44] and international regulations have certain demands that we have to fulfill.
[00:12:48] Absolutely, and at this time, our eyes
[00:12:51] and whatever statement will emerge after that, Pakistan will definitely
[00:12:55] continue to show you many things directly on that day.
[00:12:59] This visit holds special importance, but along with
[00:13:03] that, the situation in the region, the situation in the Middle East,
[00:13:06] Dr. Jassim, we still cannot
[00:13:09] call it stable. Oil prices are sometimes going up and sometimes coming down,
[00:13:13] and because of this, our entire business community is definitely
[00:13:18] about how
[00:13:22] So something must have happened
[00:13:25] that, firstly, our tax collection doubled in three
[00:13:29] years, which is a long struggle in itself,
[00:13:32] a long story. But this difference
[00:13:36] in June and July and the increase in exports
[00:13:39] seems to be due to the fact that the duties on our exports
[00:13:43] were reduced in the budget. Which other factors
[00:13:47] played an important role?
[00:13:48] played.
[00:14:55] and the overall gain we saw in one year was not only in this sector, but also in other sectors, with a cumulative effect
[00:14:59] of 9.4%. we saw. When we
[00:15:02] break up any export sector a little bit,
[00:15:06] then I think approximately approximately
[00:15:10] and this textile has taken
[00:15:13] a major share in this
[00:15:16] export, and the major contributor to the
[00:15:19] gain from previous year last month to this
[00:15:23] is textiles.
[00:16:07] In this, definitely the basic bilateral
[00:16:11] outreach
[00:16:13] of our exporters
[00:16:17] in many countries is a great success.
[00:16:21] Especially, some certain agreements were made regarding trade integration
[00:16:24] where our exports did not go before. For example, our
[00:16:27] export volume has been added towards Azerbaijan.
[00:16:31] Similarly, our trade has been added
[00:16:35] towards the Far East. Our trade with Bangladesh was earlier.
[00:17:20] of Hawala business or black money
[00:17:22] was discouraged and people were told to send money
[00:17:25] through banking channels and legal means. This also made
[00:17:29] a big difference. So all
[00:17:33] are collectively playing their role for the betterment of the economy.
[00:17:37] People say that its impact should also be visible
[00:17:41] at the grassroots level. When will it come
[00:17:44] more and more? How will it
[00:17:47] come? Look, first of all, these reforms
[00:17:50] were done at the policy level or what I call fiscal discipline
[00:17:54] in a broader context. Whether they are with the support of the IMF
[00:17:58] or from our own country's
[00:18:01] security lens, what impact have we gotten from them?
[00:18:05] Approximately 4.2
[00:20:07] of the government's term is being fulfilled, meaning that half of the term is being fulfilled, and this is a
[00:20:11] big turning point after which people expect
[00:20:14] that they will get the benefit of all your policies. Definitely, this benefit
[00:20:18] would have been received earlier if there had not been the situation in the Middle East,
[00:20:21] if there had been some political upheaval here
[00:20:25] as well. Even now, if Ahmed looks at
[00:20:29] the whole situation, what do you think
[00:20:33] will political stability remain? Will things improve? Because even today, calls
[00:20:36] are being made regarding September 27. So here,
[00:20:40] combine the journey of our successes at the international
[00:20:44] level, at the economic level, and political stability
[00:20:48] in the country, and comment on what
[00:20:57] Pakistan's politics has a deep connection
[00:21:01] with the economy. And look, in the previous eras,
[00:21:04] if you look two and a half years ago,
[00:21:06] meaning the interim period, meaning
[00:21:10] the 16-month government before the elections, then look, that
[00:21:13] government that was imposed on this country
[00:21:17] and how it destroyed it economically,
[00:21:24] and if we talk about the youth population of the country,
[00:21:27] then summing it all up, I believe that
[00:21:31] the previous government gave nothing but destruction to Pakistan. And
[00:21:34] look, when they left, they did not leave like that.
[00:21:38] They left after destroying politics and the economy.
[00:21:42] They made this country bankrupt.
[00:21:45] They kept giving examples like Sri Lanka
[00:21:49] and with the world.
[00:22:06] In other words, that one party that only wanted to conspire
[00:22:10] or remained involved in mischief or remained determined to spoil
[00:22:13] Pakistan's situation always, which did not
[00:22:17] want the country's situation to change. We saw
[00:22:20] who was seated in Punjab. We also saw the situation in Khyber and the then Pakistani
[00:22:24] minister, the founder of PTI. Look, they all collectively
[00:22:28] committed such a great injustice to the country
[00:22:33] Political stability was achieved in Pakistan after 2024.
[00:22:37] Now, if you look at Pakistan after 2024,
[00:22:41] you will see a huge difference in its remittances.
[00:22:45] You will see a big difference in its GDP. You will see a big difference in its assets,
[00:22:48] which are currently in the banks of our state.
[00:22:52] So, the country's economic situation has improved
[00:22:56] only because Pakistan's courts
[00:23:00] stopped them. The cases filed against them,
[00:23:02] they were convicted in those cases, and the economic
[00:23:06] stability that came was because
[00:23:10] we kept them aside according to the constitution and law
[00:23:14] of the state of Pakistan. This has been their great desire,
[00:23:18] that is, ever since this government was formed, and ever since they entered politics,
[00:23:21] their only approach and discriminatory behavior has been
[00:23:25] that they want to spoil Pakistan's situation by any means,
[00:23:29] whether it is their mindset of May 9, their mindset of November 26.
[00:23:33] Now they are giving a call again. I consider it a hollow threat
[00:23:37] and a bluff. It is nothing else. The prisoners who are
[00:23:40] in Pakistan's courts, serving their sentences in jails,
[00:23:44] the courts will decide whether they will be acquitted
[00:23:48] in those cases. Now look, at the international level, Pakistan has taken
[00:23:52] such great steps, its honor has increased
[00:23:56] so much. Pakistan has received honors in two and a half years,
[00:23:59] that after the market rights, when your defensive position was formed, the world accepted
[00:24:03] it. The world became convinced that Pakistan is a great
[00:24:07] country. Pakistan is moving forward with great honor,
[00:24:10] and when our defense became strong, and that is why
[00:24:13] Saudi Arabia has very good relations with us. After Saudi Arabia, our
[00:24:17] defense agreements have been renewed,
[00:24:20] which is a very big development, Sir. Due to this agreement, Pakistan will also get
[00:24:24] an economic boom defensively before the world. And then look, in diplomacy,
[00:24:27] whether it is political diplomacy or military diplomacy,
[00:24:31] Pakistan has played a major role in both. And despite
[00:24:35] the situation in the Middle East, the economic
[00:24:38] indicators have improved significantly despite this unrest
[00:24:44] And despite this, Pakistan's situation is improving. The reason for this is that Pakistan's
[00:24:48] political leadership and Pakistan's military leadership.
[00:24:52] These two leaderships have a combination that you will not find
[00:24:55] in Pakistan's history, and both civil and military wish this.
[00:24:59] Some days ago, just a few days ago,
[00:25:02] there were many speculations and it was being said that
[00:25:05] perhaps a big ambiguity has arisen when talks about new provinces began
[00:25:09] and that debate began, it was being said that perhaps
[00:25:13] a very big storm is about to rise. But today, we are seeing
[00:25:17] that Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir are together
[00:25:20] once again and they are on a visit
[00:25:23] to Saudi Arabia. So
[00:25:27] will fail, and their analyses
[00:25:30] will fail. Here, I have another important
[00:25:34] question. When we talk about August 5, when we talk
[00:25:37] about India, then today,
[00:25:41] a very important thing regarding Pakistan, which I consider very important,
[00:25:45] is that the Deputy Spokesperson of the United Nations Secretary-General,
[00:25:48] Farhan Haq, has
[00:25:53] bluntly rejected India's position, and what position was rejected? The situation
[00:25:57] of Jammu and Kashmir, which you were just mentioning the government
[00:26:01] of, regarding the plebiscite, the decision that was made there.
[00:26:05] I am talking about August 5, 2019. At that time,
[00:26:08] Article 370 of the Indian
[00:26:12] constitution and the Clause 35A
[00:26:15] under it was abolished, and as a result,
[00:26:19] it was understood that India had constitutionally
[00:26:23] become the owner of occupied Kashmir through some legitimate means.
[00:26:27] This is absolutely wrong. The United Nations, through the spokesperson
[00:26:31] of its Secretary-General, has clearly stated that the actions taken
[00:26:34] domestically by any country do not in any way
[00:26:38] affect the international status of any issue,
[00:26:41] and the Security Council's resolutions remain
[00:26:45] in place. Its clear and obvious meaning
[00:26:48] is, let me first read his sentence, he said that unilateral
[00:26:52] actions by any country do not affect
[00:26:55] the resolutions approved by the United Nations
[00:26:59] Security Council. So what does this mean? It means
[00:27:03] that the right of plebiscite for Kashmiris remains
[00:27:06] intact, and Kashmir
[00:27:08] is still, in the eyes of the world,
[00:27:12] among all the nations, all the states that are members
[00:27:16] of the United Nations, it is still
[00:27:19] a disputed area. This can be called a big
[00:27:22] success for Pakistan that the United Nations stands by its position.
[00:27:26] How do you see this world? This can be called
[00:27:30] a big political, diplomatic, and international
[00:27:33] defeat for India.
[00:27:36] is this. Yes, absolutely. In the last five
[00:27:40] years, India has tried every possible way to show
[00:27:44] normalcy. They even held elections and important summits
[00:27:48] there, just to show the rest of the world,
[00:27:51] to show the international community that everything is fine
[00:27:55] there, and rivers of milk and honey are flowing. are flowing.
[00:27:59] But the credit for this goes to Pakistan's Foreign Office.
[00:28:32] are not sitting quietly. They are still on the streets of New Delhi today. They are still demanding
[00:28:36] their rights, and they are still saying that we should at least get our
[00:28:40] independent status, that the UN-recognized plebiscite
[00:28:43] should be held, and that our independence should be decided
[00:28:47] according to our wishes. That war is still going on there.
[00:28:51] For that, we don't need any textbook or any social media
[00:28:55] platform to gauge the importance of this matter.
[00:28:59] But still, when a global peacekeeping institution like the UN
[00:29:02] is forced to say that UN reforms are still
[00:29:06] in place, UN resolutions are still in place, India may change the map,
[00:29:10] but it cannot overcome
[00:29:14] or overpower it. So all the credit goes to Pakistan's Ministry. Yes,
[00:29:18] obviously, in the coming times, it happens that
[00:29:21] out of sight, out of mind. So Pakistan's
[00:29:25] Foreign Office knows this, and we in New York, in Washington D.C., and in other
[00:29:28] different power capitals, we try every possible way at all times.
[00:30:02] Oh, despite all that situation, that Article 370
[00:30:06] should be abolished, and as a result, Article 35A
[00:30:10] should automatically be abolished there. That is why
[00:30:13] Hindu pundits and millions
[00:30:18] that a plebiscite will be held. And the interesting
[00:30:22] situation is that President Trump has also offered to mediate
[00:30:25] it. sitting, and Najam, perhaps even more
[00:30:29] horrifying is the media war that is going on.
[00:30:33] You see every year a new overly
[00:30:36] dramatized, overly glamorized movie comes out, through which
[00:30:40] they tell their own people and even more than their own people, their
[00:30:43] Indian diaspora that is spread all over the world, you cannot
[00:30:47] say that it is not there. Their population exists and it is a very energetic
[00:30:51] population. They are repeatedly given the message that what
[00:30:54] we did was right, what we did was a reaction
[00:30:58] to Pakistan's actions.