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00:00:16Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif arrived in Jeddah on a three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia.
00:00:21are collectively playing The Deputy Governor of Makkah, the Minister of Agriculture, and senior diplomatic officials warmly welcomed the Pakistani delegation.
00:00:25Deputy Muhammad, from Marshal to Munir,
00:00:29and senior.
00:00:40I have official
00:00:45about 2020-2021,
00:01:00A high-level delegation led by Somalian Defense Minister Safir Ahmed Mualim Faqi met at GHQ Rawalpindi
00:01:04to discuss matters of mutual interest, regional security, and strengthening
00:01:07bilateral defense and security cooperation. Field Marshal
00:01:11reiterated Pakistan's commitment to strengthening Somalia's security system
00:01:14and promoting lasting peace in the region.
00:01:18پاکستان کے عزم کا
00:01:1911,747 billion. This is certainly Under security forces' Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad our entire business community
00:01:25III, in Balochistan's districts of Washak and about how to talk about exports, Mastung.
00:01:29مستونگ میں
00:02:00A joint declaration was issued by the Foreign Ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Turkey,
00:02:03Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi
00:02:07there? What are its Arabia, and the United Arab
00:02:07and it generates export Emirates. Condemning Israeli aggression, the Security Council
00:02:10demanded accountability for Israel's grave violations of international law. They called
00:02:14for ensuring a permanent ceasefire,
00:02:18factors that affect global trade. stating that ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza violates international law. Lasting peace in the region is only possible
00:02:21with the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state.
00:02:24Joint declaration.
00:02:30war. But on the other hand, it is also
00:02:36rejects baseless and political statements. Transparent
00:02:39elections are being held in Azad Kashmir. India has no moral
00:02:43justification for such statements. India cannot deflect attention from
00:02:46atrocities in occupied Kashmir by spreading misinformation about events in Azad
00:02:50Kashmir. The people of Bangladesh are capable of resolving their affairs without
00:02:53interference from any other country. The matter concerning Sheikh Hasina is Bangladesh's own
00:02:57affair, stated the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a news
00:03:05briefing. The 1949 Security Council resolutions regarding the status of Kashmir
00:03:08have not changed. Everyone, including international human rights organizations, agrees
00:03:11that the human rights of the people of Kashmir must be fully respected,
00:03:15said Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General,
00:03:19during a news briefing, in response to a journalist's question about India changing
00:03:22the status of Jammu
00:03:23and Kashmir.
00:03:30Iran and Oman have agreed on new routes for pilgrims and their geographical
00:03:33status. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ismail Baqai confirmed
00:03:37progress in restoring pilgrim routes. If there is no interference from a third party,
00:03:41a joint declaration will be issued very soon. Diplomatic consultations
00:03:45are also ongoing with other countries in the region, especially Pakistan and Qatar.
00:03:48Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ismail Baqai in a media
00:03:51briefing.
00:03:57The negotiation process with Iran is
00:03:59in every statement it ongoing. Matters will be discussed
00:04:06political role, and also
00:04:10politically, constitutionally,
00:04:11socially,
00:06:53currently in Saudi Arabia, meaning a high-level delegation from Pakistan
00:06:56has arrived there. When we look at the situation
00:07:00in the region, at the situation in the Middle East,
00:07:04then this visit of Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and Field Marshal
00:07:08Syed Asim Munir seems to be of special
00:07:11importance. I will first go with the words of the Ministry of
00:07:14Foreign Affairs, in which they
00:07:18clearly stated that this visit
00:07:21is very important for regional peace, for diplomatic
00:07:25cooperation, and for promoting a joint strategy.
00:07:28It is no secret that Pakistan
00:07:32wants peace in the Middle East. It wants to stop
00:07:36the attacks that are happening. It wants this war
00:07:39not to become a Gulf
00:07:43a reality that the attacks on Saudi Arabia by the Houthi
00:07:47rebels in Yemen are a cause of concern for Pakistan
00:07:50as well. Whether it is the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the Ministry
00:07:54of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, or even Pakistan's security
00:07:58forces, the Corps Commanders' Conference, these matters are viewed with concern
00:08:02everywhere. And Pakistan wants these attacks to stop
00:08:06because it does not want this war to escalate.
00:08:09Pakistan had brought the Islamabad
00:08:13Memorandum of Understanding to a logical conclusion
00:08:16with vigorous efforts.
00:08:20It should have been that its points were acted upon,
00:08:23and on that basis, a lasting
00:08:26edifice of peace and, along with that, construction
00:08:29and development could have been built. But
00:08:33it was ignored by both parties.
00:08:37Since we are acting as mediators, we do not hold any one party
00:08:41responsible.
00:08:43The attitude adopted by both certainly needs
00:08:47to be changed, and there is a need to return to peace. Pakistan
00:08:50is once again present in the Middle East with its full role
00:08:54and in the context that Pakistan is a defense
00:08:58ally of Saudi Arabia. Certainly,
00:09:02big news will come, and this big news has always proven to be good for Pakistan
00:09:05because whenever we see
00:09:08any development,
00:09:11we see Pakistan moving forward in its global
00:09:15diplomatic role, in its
00:09:18in terms of economic achievements.
00:09:22If I mention these achievements, they are not only at the global
00:09:26diplomatic level, but many indicators
00:09:29are very positive, very important,
00:09:33and when we talk about these indicators, I have
00:09:37a long list to talk about,
00:09:41but recently the development that happened
00:09:44in June and July, its figures
00:09:48have come out regarding Pakistan's exports. In June, our exports
00:09:51of 2.24
00:09:55billion 240 million dollars have increased
00:09:58to 2.93 billion 930 million rupees.
00:10:02They have gone even beyond that, and this is a very big
00:10:06increase. And when we see that this increase
00:10:09after the budget is a testament to the government's
00:10:13economic policies, obviously,
00:10:16when July came and the first month
00:10:20of the financial year began, there must have been
00:10:23some change in the budget that paved the way for
00:10:27a big change and great ease, and as a result, Pakistan
00:10:31benefited greatly in its exports. And along with
00:10:35that, another achievement that Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif,
00:10:39made while he was in Pakistan presiding over a meeting,
00:10:42he made a very important disclosure. He said
00:10:46that Pakistan's official revenues, which
00:10:49we in simple language
00:10:52or in English, let's say, our tax
00:10:56collection has doubled in the last three to four
00:10:59years. Now that tax collections have doubled,
00:11:05figures showing that when we talk
00:11:10it was merely 4,745 billion
00:11:13rupees. But today, when we have
00:11:17closed 2025-2026 and the budget for 2026-2027
00:11:20has also been implemented, these
00:11:24figures
00:11:29are available from last year.
00:11:31The annual increase has risen from 4,745 billion
00:11:35to 6,148 billion, then in the next year
00:11:38to 7,164 billion, and after that, 9,299 billion, and now
00:11:44a big achievement, and a very strong demand
00:11:48that is made is that
00:11:51all our big indicators,
00:11:55all our mega factors, should all
00:11:58come down from the macro level to the micro level as well.
00:12:02We will also talk about that, and also about the very important
00:12:06development in Punjab
00:12:09regarding the announcement of the examination results of various boards.
00:12:13I have a very important thing to say about it at the end. We will make you meet someone,
00:12:17we will make you listen to someone, but before that, first of
00:12:21all, let's talk about the visit of Prime Minister of Pakistan, Muhammad Sharif, to Saudi
00:12:25Arabia. And what was the need for the meeting with Prince
00:12:28Mohammed bin Salman
00:12:32impacts? We will talk about it. I want to introduce
00:12:35you to Dr. Jasrim Anwer, who is an economist.
00:12:39I thank him. And along with him, Dur Nayab Akram
00:12:43is an analyst and a journalist who has a keen insight
00:12:46into international events. I also thank her. Here in the studio,
00:12:50our brother, our friend Ahmed Waraich, a senior analyst, is also
00:12:54with us here. This is a political situation,
00:12:58the situation in the Middle East. I will first ask Dur
00:13:01Najab to comment on the Prime Minister of Pakistan's
00:13:05arrival there. Certainly, there will be a visit to the Prophet's
00:13:08Mosque (PBUH) and other important things will happen
00:13:12there, but how do you view the importance of this
00:13:15visit?
00:13:18So much for inviting me, Najam. The relationship between
00:13:21Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is so deep and beautiful that whenever
00:13:55they have also made visits, and this series of visits
00:13:58is also ongoing from Saudi Arabia.
00:14:02Because Saudi Arabia is also giving its vote of confidence
00:14:06in Pakistan's diplomacy, and Pakistan is also
00:14:10reassuring Saudi Arabia at every moment and stage that
00:14:13Pakistan stands by the pact signed with Saudi Arabia
00:14:17and that Pakistan considers Saudi Arabia's strategic
00:14:21security interests makes.
00:15:37testifies that Pakistan has proven this over the past several years
00:15:41through its role that whenever there has been talk of war,
00:15:45Pakistan calls for restraint. Pakistan
00:15:48repeatedly says that dialogue is the solution,
00:15:52dialogue is the solution, and only by sitting at the dialogue table
00:15:56can talks happen. Yes, when it comes to Saudi Arabia,
00:16:00because we have a strategic defense agreement with them,
00:16:04then naturally, if Saudi Arabia faces any threat or feels that Saudi
00:16:07Arabia's strategic interests are in danger, then it is Pakistan's responsibility,
00:16:11as per the agreement, to safeguard Saudi Arabia,
00:16:15fulfill its security agreement, and also show the world
00:16:19that this is our red line. We can't really go about it. Obviously, international
00:16:23law and international regulations have certain requirements that we have to fulfill.
00:16:26Absolutely right. And at this time, we are looking forward
00:16:30to the meeting and the statement that will come out afterwards. Pakistan
00:16:34Television will continue to show you many things live.
00:16:38This visit has special importance, but at the same time,
00:16:41the situation in the region, the situation in the Middle East,
00:16:45Dr. Jassim, we cannot call it stable
00:16:49yet. Oil prices are sometimes going up and sometimes coming down,
00:16:53and because of this, certainly,
00:16:56is also worried
00:16:59especially. So something must have happened
00:17:03that, on the one hand, our tax collection doubled
00:17:06in three years.
00:17:37You rightly pointed out.
00:17:41As the global situation of law and order unfolds,
00:17:44the Gulf crisis is taking
00:17:48shape. Dollar prices fluctuate.
00:17:51These are a few
00:17:55Now, when we bring global trade to
00:17:58a substantial level within Pakistan and we manage
00:18:01our exports, then the government's policy that was taking shape
00:18:05over the last two to three years,
00:18:09its basic intention or purpose was to develop
00:18:12an export-led economy and promote
00:18:15those sectors that have value addition or in which
00:18:19we have a future potential.
00:18:22You just said that the 10% rebate given
00:18:26in exports is clear
00:18:29evidence that within just a month,
00:18:32we saw a 31% increase, and the overall gain we saw
00:18:36in a year was not only in that
00:19:07sector but in other sectors as well. We see what the volume was last year,
00:19:11what it was this year, and what the gain was. In one month,
00:19:14we saw a 4% gain in the rice sector, which means
00:19:18that the agricultural reforms in Punjab,
00:19:22the talk of value addition, the benefits
00:19:25given to farmers for their agriculture,
00:19:28the Green Pakistan launched, the fertilizer
00:19:32subsidies given, the result was that we
00:19:34gained 4% in volume.
00:20:57discouraged black money and asked people to send
00:21:01money through bank channels and legal means,
00:21:05which also made a big difference. So all these reforms
00:21:11their part in improving the economy.
00:21:15People say that its
00:21:18impact is also felt at the grassroots
00:22:50in the import sector, that if you manufacture a machine,
00:22:53bring it back to Pakistan,
00:22:57potential, then there are also rebates and income
00:23:00tax rebates. So the overall cycle I see is that we have seen
00:23:04the impact of three years, that certain major
00:23:07indicators appeared on the positive side. Now their impact,
00:23:11either in the shape of our individual level, the impact
00:23:15on GDP will come up
00:23:18this year by 45%.
00:23:50After which, people expect that they will benefit from
00:23:53all your policies. Certainly, this benefit
00:23:57would have been received earlier if there had been no political
00:24:01upheavals here. Even now, if Ahmed
00:24:04looks at the whole situation,
00:24:07what do you think? Will there be political stability?
00:24:11Will things improve? Because a call is still being given
00:24:15for September 27th. So here, combine
00:24:18our journey of global success at the economic level
00:24:22and political stability in the country and comment on what you see.
00:24:26Yes, in the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
00:24:29You have summarized the entire situation in your question. Look,
00:24:33Najam Sahab, Pakistan's politics
00:24:36has a very deep connection with the economy
00:24:40as well. And look at the past two and a half
00:24:44years ago, if you look at it, meaning the interim government,
00:24:48meaning the government of March 16th, before the elections were to take place,
00:24:51you see that that government that was imposed upon this
00:24:55country, and how it economically and
00:25:01and if we talk about the country's youth population,
00:25:05then all in all, if we draw a conclusion,
00:25:08I believe that the previous government gave nothing but destruction
00:25:12to Pakistan. And you see that when they left, when
00:25:16they departed, they did not depart like that. They departed
00:25:20after destroying politics and the economy. They left this country bankrupt.
00:25:24They kept presenting examples like Sri Lanka to this country
00:25:28and worsened relations with the world in every way. Now look at the stability
00:25:32that has come. Sir, we will have to see what
00:25:35we have achieved in these last two and a half years. We have achieved
00:25:39two major things that I have seen up close. We have seen political stability
00:25:43in Pakistan. That is, that one party
00:25:46that only wanted to conspire or was involved in
00:25:51mischief or was always bent on worsening Pakistan's situation,
00:25:54which never wanted the country's situation to change.
00:25:58We saw who was seated in Punjab. We also saw the situation in Khyber and Pakistan's Minister.
00:26:33The country's economic situation improved only
00:26:36because Pakistan's courts restrained them.
00:26:40They were convicted in the cases filed against
00:26:44them, and the economic stability that came
00:26:47was due to the fact that we kept them on one side according to the constitution
00:26:51and law of the state of Pakistan. Their great desire has been,
00:26:55since this government was formed, and since they entered politics,
00:26:59their only attitude has been to somehow
00:27:02worsen Pakistan's situation.
00:27:06Whether it's May 9th, they can't get it out of their minds. They can't get
00:27:10the thought of November 26th out of their minds. Now they are giving
00:27:13a call again. I consider it a hollow threat, and nothing more than
00:27:17that. Pakistan's courts will see that the prisoners
00:27:20who are in jails serving their sentences, if the courts deem
00:27:24fit, they will be acquitted. Now, look, Pakistan has taken
00:27:27such big and good steps at the international
00:27:31level.
00:28:02will be available defensively in front of the world, and then look at the political
00:28:06diplomacy and military diplomacy. Pakistan has played
00:28:09a significant role in both. And despite the situation
00:28:13in the Middle East, the economic indicators have improved significantly.
00:28:16Despite this unrest in the world economically,
00:28:19and despite this, Pakistan's situation is improving. The reason
00:28:23for this is that Pakistan's political leadership
00:28:26and Pakistan's military leadership, this combination
00:28:30you will rarely find in Pakistan's history.
00:29:03So certainly, those who create misunderstandings will fail.
00:29:06Their analyses will fail. Here I have
00:29:10another question. When we talk about
00:29:13August 5th, when we talk about India compared to
00:29:17ourselves, today, a very important
00:29:20thing regarding Pakistan – I consider it very important – is that the Deputy
00:29:24Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, Farhan Haq, has categorically
00:29:28rejected India's stance. And what stance
00:29:31was rejected? The situation of Jammu
00:29:35and Kashmir, about which you were just
00:29:38mentioning the government, the decision regarding the plebiscite
00:29:42that was taken there. I am talking about August
00:29:455, 2019. At that time, Article
00:29:48370 of the Indian constitution
00:29:51and clause 35A under it were abolished.
00:29:55And as a result, it was understood that India
00:29:59had constitutionally become the owner of occupied
00:30:03Kashmir in some way. This is absolutely wrong. The United Nations,
00:30:06through its Secretary-General's spokesperson, has clearly
00:30:10stated that unilateral actions taken by any
00:30:14country domestically do not affect the international
00:30:17status of any issue in any way, and the Security
00:30:21Council resolutions remain in place.
00:30:24This clearly means – let me first quote his sentence –
00:30:28he said that unilateral actions by any country
00:30:31do not affect resolutions passed by the United
00:30:35Nations Security Council. So what does
00:30:39this mean? It means that Kashmiris' right to
00:30:42self-determination remains intact. And Kashmir
00:30:46remains, in the eyes of the world, in the eyes of all
00:30:50nations, all states that are members of the United
00:30:53Nations, still a disputed
00:30:57territory. This is a Pakistan