They Are Not at Fault, They Are More Educated..." PML-N Leader Condemns Humayun Mehmood's Statement

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00:00First of all, I will condemn the misogynistic comments that they have given about madam and the reference of make-up.

00:07But it is not their fault. They are more educated.

00:10And their leadership has always talked about this type of make-up and surgery in the gatherings.

00:16So, I condemn this.

00:18At least, educated people should not be given such comments which are more educated than us.

00:24Secondly, the definition of inflation did not change.

00:304 years ago and 10 years ago, the definition of inflation was the same as it was 10 years ago and it is still the same.

00:38When it was at 40%, they had made it clear that the country will go bankrupt.

00:44Today, if it is coming at 2.4% per month, then you can hold it from any angle, it is a big achievement.

00:51And no one can take it away from this government.

00:54And this is the lowest inflation in Pakistan's history in 9 years.

01:00Now, if Moody's and Fitch are saying that your credit rating is getting better, then we are not saying this.

01:05The international bodies are saying this.

01:07If the head of IMF has tweeted that the structural reforms and programs are going well,

01:13then out of the 24 programs, 90% of them have failed.

01:17If the agenda of reforms is getting positive, then it is an achievement that you are moving towards betterment.

01:22But, comparatively, if you look at exports, there is a 10% increase.

01:29And let me tell you that we are moving towards Pakistan's record exports.

01:33We are moving towards Pakistan's record remittances.

01:36Yes, you mentioned 3 billion dollars.

01:38So, overall, what is their job now?

01:42But, tell me one thing.

01:44Tell me one thing that I always say that the economic growth that you are talking about,

01:49when will it reflect on the lives of the people?

01:52Right now, whether it is Punjab, KP, Sindh, overall, the increase in the salaries,

01:59the increase in the interest rates, the purchase of cars from the side of the FBR,

02:03then the money for decoration and decoration, etc.

02:07Apart from this, it is possible that this is a need.

02:11But, the percentage for which the salary increases for the public or for the government employees,

02:17it should have been here as well.

02:19But, here, it is being distributed blindly.

02:23What are we claiming?

02:24We are saying that the economy has stabilized.

02:26And, what are we saying?

02:27Now, we are moving towards growth through stabilization.

02:30We are not saying that we have achieved growth.

02:32We are moving towards that.

02:34And, what is our objective?

02:35But, till then, let us stop the expenses.

02:37No, no, I will tell you.

02:39Now, the expenses that have increased,

02:42all across, if the salaries of the parliamentarians have increased after 7-8 years,

02:48then their salaries did not increase.

02:49And, if 10-10%, 20% increase in the overall salaries,

02:53then there has been an adjustment.

02:54That is a debatable subject.

02:55But, 200%, 400%.

02:57But, 200%…

02:58See, the thing is that you cannot assume that parliamentarians are landlords and billionaires.

03:04Not most of them.

03:05Not all of them.

03:06Majority of them belong from middle and upper middle class.

03:10And, their salaries…

03:12See, I will tell you.

03:14See, the thing is that we have to achieve that growth

03:17with which our current account deficit, which is not on loan.

03:21And, the growth of the loan makes you lose face.

03:24So, we do not have to achieve that growth.

03:26Now, it is the time of Pakistan

03:28that when we achieve growth, our current account deficit should not be negative.

03:32And, it should be continuously export-driven growth.

03:34It should not be import or consumption-driven growth that they had given us.

03:38So, we are moving towards that, God willing.

03:40And, the trickle-down.

03:41There will be a trickle-down.

03:43Within the next 6 months, things will…

03:46Now, there will be a budget.

03:47So, may God have mercy on it.

03:49No, God willing, the budget will also be a public-friendly budget.

03:51Will you reduce some taxes, Mr. Prime Minister?

03:53I mean, salaries have increased a lot.

03:55See, if our reforms get kicked in,

03:57then we should definitely reduce the rates of taxes.

03:59Or, cross the board.

04:00But, we understand that this burden should not have been placed on the salaried class as well.

04:03But, why?

04:04It should not have been placed on everyone.

04:05So that, the economic turmoil that we have gone through,

04:08within that, and in the IMF program,

04:10we have to take these tough steps.

04:12But, we are heading towards the right direction.

04:14See, let me tell you one thing.

04:15I do not talk about myself.

04:16I will tell you about the World Bank.

04:18What does the World Bank do?

04:20What they are saying today,

04:22that we have gone through an economic turmoil,

04:25that was from June 2022 till today.

04:30This was the turmoil, the economic turmoil.

04:32Okay.

04:33In which, nose-dives were made.

04:34It was all your fault.

04:35I am telling you, I am telling you the facts.

04:37I am telling you.

04:38The World Bank says that,

04:41the tax-to-GDP ratio,

04:43in the time of Pakistan Tariq-e-Insaf,

04:45when things were being destroyed,

04:47it was 9.22%.

04:49Then, these people came,

04:51Pakistan Destruction Movement,

04:53Part 1 came,

04:55in that, it fell,

04:57and went up to 7%.

04:59As of today, the World Bank says,

05:01that they have not taken it out yet.

05:04Okay, they were talking about exports.

05:0631 billion, 0.8,

05:08in the time of Pakistan Tariq-e-Insaf.

05:10These people came, it fell down,

05:12went up to 27.

05:14Today, it is at 24.

05:16Okay?

05:17So, that means,

05:18even today, it is not where Pakistan Tariq-e-Insaf is.

05:20Let the year end,

05:21we will reach 31.

05:22Be patient, be patient.

05:23There will be highest-ever exports.

05:25At least, you can do something.

05:27We have the numbers,

05:29but you can do something.

05:31The Samundar Paar Muqeem Pakistanis,

05:33for example, you keep telling them,

05:35not to send remittances.

05:36That is for the country.

05:37And you see, in JNFAB,

05:38they maintained 3 billion dollars.

05:40Do you know,

05:41IMF fined Pakistan in 1999,

05:43for 50 billion or 50 million dollars?

05:47There are some figures,

05:48millions or billions,

05:49something like that.

05:50What was the fine for that?

05:51And on top of that,

05:52there was a report,

05:53that Ishaq Dar Sahib

05:54had fudged the figures.

05:55Okay.

05:56Okay, but,

05:57we are talking about old times.

05:58No, no, no,

05:59see,

06:00he doesn't have it.

06:01I will tell you one thing.

06:02I will tell you only one thing.

06:03Now, our time

06:04has almost reached its completion.

06:06One thing is that,

06:07from 2013 to 2016,

06:08the program that was completed by IMF,

06:09that was also in their time.

06:10Fair enough.

06:11One thing is that,

06:12out of 25,

06:13how many did they take?

06:15Out of them,

06:16if we look at their percentage,

06:18you have 0%.

06:20I will tell you one thing.

06:21You have failed in one program.

06:23You have 0%.

06:24One minute,

06:25I took a program of 6 billion.

06:27PTI took a program of 6 billion.

06:28PTI has used only 3 billion

06:30in 3.5 to 4 years.

06:32Do you understand that thing?

06:33We didn't even use it.

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