{"id":31140,"date":"2017-07-04T15:30:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T15:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/?p=31140"},"modified":"2017-07-04T15:30:23","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T15:30:23","slug":"pakistan-now-enjoys-status-of-fast-developing-country-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/2017\/07\/pakistan-now-enjoys-status-of-fast-developing-country-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan now enjoys status of fast developing country: PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 696px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-31140-1\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/x-flv\" src=\"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PM-Reception-for-cricket-Team-04-07-2017.flv?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PM-Reception-for-cricket-Team-04-07-2017.flv\">http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PM-Reception-for-cricket-Team-04-07-2017.flv<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>ISLAMABAD, July 4 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif<br \/>\nTuesday expressing his pleasure over Pakistan cricket team\u2019s marvels<br \/>\nduring the ICC Champions Trophy, said due to the policies of PML-N<br \/>\ngovernment, Pakistan now enjoyed the status of a fast developing<br \/>\ncountry among the comity of nations.<br \/>\nHe said when the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) came to<br \/>\npower in 2013, the country was at the brink of default, with power<br \/>\nshortage and terrorism plaguing the people.<br \/>\nBut Pakistan embarked upon a journey of progress and<br \/>\nprosperity with several development initiatives taken by his<br \/>\ngovernment, boosting its power, energy and infrastructure sectors,<br \/>\nhe added.<br \/>\nThe prime minister was addressing a reception held here to<br \/>\nwelcome the ICC Champions Trophy triumphant Pakistan cricket team.<br \/>\nHe assured that his government would continue patronage of<br \/>\nsports in the country.<br \/>\nEarlier, the Pakistan team led by skipper Sarfraz Ahmed were<br \/>\nintroduced to the prime minister.<br \/>\nThe team was warmly received by ministers Marriyum Aurangzeb,<br \/>\nAbid Sher Ali, Ahsan Iqbal, Ishaq Dar and Khawaja Muhammad<br \/>\nAsif, advisor Irfan Siddiqui and others. Leader of the House in<br \/>\nSenate Raja Zafarul Haq, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign<br \/>\nAffairs Sartaj Aziz, Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique,<br \/>\nfederal cabinet members and a number of parliamentarians were also<br \/>\npresent on the occasion.<br \/>\nThe reception was attended by Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman<br \/>\nSheheryar Khan, Executive Committee Chairman Najam Sethi, Chief<br \/>\nSelector Inazam ul Haq and former national cricket stars.<br \/>\nThe prime minister said the power sector was now witnessing an<br \/>\nunprecedented boom with the establishment of new power plants.<br \/>\nSimilarly, a vast network of roads and motorways was being<br \/>\nlaid, he said, mentioning the Lahore to Karachi motorway and<br \/>\nsix-lane Hyderabad-Sukkar-Multan-Lahore motorway.<br \/>\nHe said Gwadar and Khunjrab were also being linked through<br \/>\nroads at a cost of about 1,000 billion rupees.<br \/>\nThe country\u2019s growth rate was on the surge, which would soon<br \/>\ntouch the mark of 6 per cent, he added.<br \/>\nThe prime minister said the backbone of terrorists had been<br \/>\nbroken and informed the gathering that he was told by the Azad<br \/>\nKashmir prime minister and the Gilgit Baltistan chief minister<br \/>\nabout the influx of visitors thronging the scenic valleys.<br \/>\nHe said such a phenomenon was being observed during the last<br \/>\nfew years as the visitors were arriving Neelum and Leepa valleys<br \/>\nand Khunjrab Pass.<br \/>\nHe said such prospects were also infusing new spirit into<br \/>\nsports activities in the country.<br \/>\nThe prime minister said Pakistan had its self respect and<br \/>\nadvised Najam Sethi not to beg any foreign team to come and play<br \/>\nhere.<br \/>\nExpressing his confidence, he said time was not far off<br \/>\nwhen all the international cricket teams would line up to play<br \/>\nwith Pakistan team at its homeland.<br \/>\nThe prime minister recounted his childhood memories regarding<br \/>\nthe cricket game and the tips which were given to him for improving<br \/>\nhis batting.<br \/>\nHe said scarcity of playgrounds was the main issue, which<br \/>\nwere usually occupied by teams of grown-up people.<br \/>\nHe assured that playgrounds with allied facilities would be<br \/>\nconstructed at all the union councils to offer facilities to the<br \/>\nyoung budding players.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister mentioned a particular incident of his<br \/>\nchildhood when they were forced to leave Railways playground.<br \/>\n\u201cNever felt so much pain on the Panama leaks or JIT, as we had<br \/>\nfelt at that time over our forced expulsion from the ground,\u201d he<br \/>\nquipped.<br \/>\nExpressing his resolve, he said Pakistanis were the<br \/>\nconquerors of all fields and if Allah Almighty\u2019s support continued,<br \/>\nthey would emerge successful in future as well.<br \/>\nThe prime minister lauded the performance of the national team<br \/>\nand addressed them as \u2018leaders, heroes and the prime minister of<br \/>\nthe country\u2019.<br \/>\nHe said they only held titles but the players like them were<br \/>\nthe real heroes who had made the nation proud. \u201cLike the whole nation,<br \/>\nI have the same desire to meet you,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nThe prime minister also praised PCB Chairman Shaheryar Khan by<br \/>\nnarrating his long time acquaintance.<br \/>\nHe thanked the PCB chairman for apprising the gathering about his<br \/>\nperformance in a friendly match held in Harare, Zimbabwe in 1990<br \/>\nduring the Commonwealth summit.<br \/>\n\u201cI scored 36 runs and remained not out by hitting boundaries<br \/>\nin a friendly match played by UK premier and Maldives president,<br \/>\nbesides other heads of state,\u201d he added.<br \/>\nThe prime minister fondly recollected that he could not<br \/>\ntolerate being targeted with a bouncer and often retaliated with a<br \/>\nboundary or sometimes, it ended with his departure.<br \/>\nHe said his daughter Maryam recorded his message for the team<br \/>\nduring his stay in Jeddah in which he had felicitated them over the<br \/>\nfinal win.<br \/>\nEarlier on the arrival of the triumphant team at the PM Office,<br \/>\nnational songs were played. Classical maestro Raees Ahmed and Shafqat<br \/>\nAmanat Ali Khan also cast a spell with their superb performances.<br \/>\nIn his comments, Pakistan team captain Sarfraz Ahmed credited<br \/>\nteam\u2019s collective efforts and nation\u2019s prayers for their superb<br \/>\nperformance in the tournament. He also recited Naat on the occasion.<br \/>\nTeam members Shoaib Malik, Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, the<br \/>\ncenturion during the final match, and Hassan Ali, the golden ball winner,<br \/>\nrecounted their experiences during the campaign for ICC Champions Trophy.<br \/>\nShoaib Malik and Azhar Ali hilariously mentioned the events<br \/>\nhelping their headway through the well competed final.<br \/>\nThey also expressed their gratitude for the reception hosted<br \/>\nby the prime minister.<br \/>\nFakhar Zaman informed that he had dreamt of being out on a no<br \/>\nball and getting a new lease of life, leading to score a century.<br \/>\nHassan Ali said Pakistan was a peaceful country to host mega<br \/>\nevents and invited cricket playing countries to play here.<br \/>\nPCB Chairman Shaheryar Khan said the ICC Champions Trophy<br \/>\nwin was a first step in building the edifice which required much<br \/>\nmore in future.<br \/>\nHe announced that Sarfraz Ahmed would now onward, lead<br \/>\nPakistan test team as a skipper.<br \/>\nHe also invited the Indian team to play bilateral cricket matches<br \/>\nas it would benefit the game manifold.<br \/>\nHe announced that negotiations with Sri Lanka and West Indies<br \/>\nwere underway for hosting cricket series in Pakistan.<br \/>\nThe PCB chairman very fondly highlighted a past event and<br \/>\npraised the cricketing skills of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz<br \/>\nSharif.<br \/>\nNajam Sethi said there were many ups and downs during this<br \/>\nlong journey, but the Pakistan cricket revived under the directives<br \/>\nand consistent support from the prime minister.<br \/>\nNow the prospects for holding international events were bright<br \/>\nafter the national team brought laurels to the country, he added.<br \/>\nIn September, an ICC team would visit Pakistan, followed by Sri<br \/>\nLankan and West Indies teams, he said.<br \/>\nAt the conclusion of the ceremony, the prime minister gave<br \/>\naway souvenirs, prizes and medals to the national team players and PCB<br \/>\noffice bearers.<br \/>\nPakistan cricket team had trounced Indian team in the limited<br \/>\novers one-day final match of the ICC Champions Trophy held in England<br \/>\nin June by a margin of 180 runs after ravaging its renowned strong<br \/>\nbatting line and posting a formidable total of 338 for four.<\/p>\n<p>\\<br \/>\nAPP\/Zaheer\/VNS, Islamabad<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, July 4 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Tuesday expressing his pleasure over Pakistan cricket team\u2019s marvels during the ICC Champions Trophy, said due to the policies of PML-N government, Pakistan now enjoyed the status of a fast developing country among the comity of nations. 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