NAROWAL:
Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said that if the war between Iran and the United States had continued, oil prices would have risen by more than Rs 600 per liter and the economies of 193 countries would have collapsed.
“Today, Pakistan’s leadership is not just a benefactor of Pakistan but of 193 countries,” Iqbal said Sunday during a ceremony at a private university in Narowal, his hometown.
The minister was referring to Pakistan’s role as a mediator who convinced the warring parties to agree to a ceasefire on April 8 after a conflict that lasted almost 40 days.
Without naming the PTI, Iqbal said that “one political party” used to tell people that Pakistan had been ruined, while a certain leader, Imran Khan, began his speeches by declaring that the country was devastated.
“But today, Pakistan itself has crushed India’s ambitions in the battle for truth, and from Australia to the United States, Pakistan is being talked about all over the world,” he added.
Iqbal said that if world leaders praise any country today, it is Pakistan.
“The world is recognizing Pakistan’s excellent diplomacy. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal General Syed Asim Munir, Allah has raised the flag of Pakistan across the world,” he said. “If you look at history, every time the PML-N comes to power, Pakistan’s stature has increased.”
The federal minister further said that the country has made progress in all sectors under the leadership of the PML-N. He noted that PML-N President Nawaz Sharif defied global pressure and conducted nuclear tests in 1997, making Pakistan’s defense invincible.
“If the war with Iran had continued, oil prices would have crossed Rs 600 per liter. If oil prices had reached such levels, the economies of 193 countries would have collapsed. Today, Pakistan’s leadership is not just a benefactor of Pakistan but of 193 countries,” he added.
