Summary He congratulated the Prime Minister on assuming the office.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mahmood Hayat called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at PM Office on Monday.
He congratulated the Prime Minister on assuming the office.
During the meeting, views were exchanged on the professional affairs of army.
Khan was sworn-in as the 22nd premier of Pakistan on Saturday in a simple ceremony hosted at the Aiwan-i-Sadr (President House) in Islamabad. Tearful Khan smiled as he stumbled over some of the words of the oath administered to him by President Mamnoon Hussain.
In a highly anticipated address to the nation a day before, Khan suggested reforms to wipe out what he said was extravagant lifestyle in Pakistan.
He lamented Pakistan’s economic woes, saying the debt had soared to a staggering Rs28,000 billion.
“We have a scenario where more than half of the country cannot afford two-time meal. The country’s debt has reached an alarming level. We are heading towards destruction,” the PM added.
The prime minister referred to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report and said Pakistan was included in top five countries with a worsening human development index.
“Our children are malnourished; stunted growth does not even allow their brains to develop properly. This is the case of 45 per cent of the children of Pakistan,” he added.
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Imran also called on the public to pay taxes, vowing to protect public’s money. “Only eight lac people pay tax out of a population of more than 200 million. We have a great system of Zakat to follow that can be linked to progressive taxation where people pay according to their ability to pay.
“I assure you…. pay taxes and we will protect your money. We will ensure that the money collected through taxes is used for the welfare of our citizens.”
The prime minister also announced to repurpose the Prime Minister’s House, saying he wanted to construct a university in order to facilitate research work.
“I ll start with myself. Out of the 524 personnel serving, I ll keep only two of them and only two cars, that too because of security reasons. I actually wanted to reside in Bani Gala to save all these expenses.”
