Movement, which earlier caused farcical storm on both sides after PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif attacked the MQM.
Shahbaz Sharif has often been criticised for being soft on al-Qaeda linked militant and sectarian groups, operating from Punjab, but he said that the fight against militancy was the fight for Pakistan’s survival and there should be no doubt about that.
He said this war must be won because in the current internal war against terrorism, Pakistanis had sacrificed more lives than the all the previous wars nation fought against external enemies. Shahbaz ruled out achievement of swift economic, educational, industrial and cultural development without winning the war on terrorism. Shahbaz was hopeful that the country would eventually win the war and mentioned the achievements made by Pakistani forces in Swat and other areas.
He said that Pakistan cannot face any kind of unconstitutional change at this juncture, but he said any in-House change was the right of the democratically elected Parliament. Shahbaz spoke about the uplift of education sector in Punjab and upheld the establishment of “Daanish schools” as a showcase of modern education system which was reserved for over three million children only from poor backgrounds. He said he had launched a drive against illiteracy and was determined to ensure first class education for Pakistani youth.
Shahbaz said Pakistan faced multiple problems, but he was confident that the human resource of talented youth and skills of Pakistanis will help the country recover from the turmoil and place itself on the road to progress.
Shahbaz Sharif is arrived in London for a medical check-up after flying in from his official visit to Turkey where he, besides discussing with Turkish officials the ways to improve education quality in Punjab, also thanked the Turkish nation for raising $200 million for flood victims in Pakistan and mentioned that the whole Turkish nation felt the pain of Pakistanis and set up relief camps all over the country.