PM Imran Khan Promises Meritocracy In Every Department Of Pakistan

A huge political gathering of PTI addressed by PM Imran Khan was held in Washington yesterday. It was witnessed as the biggest crowd of overseas Pakistanis ever which is also being considered as one of the record-setting political gatherings held in USA.

In this gathering on Monday PrimeMinister Imran Khan addressed some key issues of Pakistan that PTI government is struggling to deal with currently. The focus of the whole discussion was based on the lack of meritocracy in the Pakistani system which has affected the country in multifaceted ways.

“Badshahat”, The Death Of Merit

He assumed the democracy of Pakistan to be partial as the leaders who were previously ruling the state have not been coming up by merit. And neither were they appointed the role to the ministries on merit. All of the big ministries were just given to their own relatives regardless of the fact that they have no skill, knowledge or capability in the area. So, Imran Khan declared Pakistan’s democracy pseudo saying that it's more like “badshahat”.

"A society that doesn't have merit, doesn't go forward."

This “badshahat” is the reason that Pakistan has been brought to the stage that it is in right now. As there was no merit being considered, He further gave the reference of Mughal Empire how it fell because of the lack of capability in the Mughal rulers who came after Aurangzeb. But they were still given the authority to rule based on the “badshahat”.

So PM Khan clarified that democracy is supposed to let the people choose their leaders by merit which was not the case in Pakistan previously.

"Nawaz Sharif was propped up by dictator. Asif Zardari & Bilawal became leaders on the basis of some piece of paper that left the party behind them. Similar stories with other parties.", said Khan.

The Only Merit-Based Party

Declaring PTI the first party to have come to rule by merit he said that during his tenure nothing is going to be done beyond merit and he will give equal chances to all Pakistanis to get to a higher position. Explaining this he gave the example of Murad Saeed who came from a regular family and is now the Federal Minister of Pakistan, purely based on merit.

Leaders Accountable For Their Actions

Khan also added that in democracy after a ruler has been appointed he becomes accountable for all his actions and every penny spent by law and by the Muslim religion. However, when in Pakistan the leaders are held accountable they say, “Mujhe Kyun Nikala.”

But now in “Naya Pakistan” all the leaders are answerable to the estate about how they made their assets and where did they spend the money taken in the name of the loan?

"What’s happening today in Pakistan is 'Naya Pakistan'. Where the powerful are being held accountable."

The Changing Wind

He also recalled the prosperous days of Pakistan back when he was growing up. After which the downfall came, corruption started, buying of public offices happened. So, the rest of the coming years just kept digging Pakistan deeper into the corruption.

However, PM claims that the wind in Pakistan has changed and there is no space for corruption.

"But today, Naya Pakistan is a place where every public office holder is accountable to the people,” declared Imran Khan.

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Prime Minister Pakistan added that the corrupt leaders are seeking NRO from him on being arrested. And he has been requested from a King to provide Nawaz with NRO, but he refuses to grant it to him. Their properties are being seized and the other governments are in talks with Imran Khan to return the looted money back to Pakistan.

No investors were ready to invest or do business in Pakistan because of its corrupt image. But now that the country is clearing its name off corruption, the government is intending to attract investments from around the world, said Khan.

“Naya Pakistan is being created in front of your eyes.”

Rising Up The Underprivileged Via Merit System

There is three educational system running side by side. All of them with the different syllabus. Due to which the underprivileged do not get the chance to make a name for themselves. But the government of PTI is the first-ever party to have attempted to introduce one main syllabus in the government schools, private schools, and madrasa. So the youth that rises up to the higher positions are backed by merit and not just the fact that they were privileged.

"There is education apartheid. Here [in America] people are given opportunities."

What is Riyasat-e-Madina?

PM said that people ask him what his vision is for the country to which he responds that he dreams to make Pakistan “Madina Ki Riyasat”. But most of the people don’t know what he means when he uses this phrase. So he explicitly explains what he means by Riyasat-e-Madina.

Madina was ruled by modern principles where everyone was given equal opportunities and there was a proper system of merit for everything which was unaffected by gender, religion, and class. It was a welfare state where the principles supported the rights of women, children and elderly. And the state was ruled with compassion, justice, and rule of law.

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The state considered its responsibility to look after the elders, women, and children who had no one else having empathy for widows, the weak, orphans, the most downtrodden and elderly. Minorities in the state were not deprived of their rights. It was an absolute modern-day society.

The women were given their rights in the property which unfortunately even today are not given to the women of our state. So, PTI intends to pass a law to protect the rights of women in property, by law.

Cricket Team And PIA

Khan was disappointed by the performance of all the departments of Pakistan. He specifically mentioned that the system of Cricket Board will also be reformed and as there have been enough disappointments.

On being asked a question about PIA he responded that when the power was handed over to PTI, every institution was going in loss. Eventually, the government will fix PTI and the other institutions too.

Concluding the speech he told the people that he has always lived by one principle to never submit himself to anyone else. Hence, he would never let his nation submit or bow down in front of anyone else either, referring to his meeting with Trump.

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