- Imran Khan said 抖阴短视频 created one of the first welfare systems
- The Pakistan PM said reforms can be painful, but are necessary
DUBAI: Pakistan needs a welfare system to help lift those most in need, the country鈥檚 Prime Minister, Imran Khan said on Sunday.
Speaking at the opening day of the World Government Summit in Dubai, Khan said the country was in need of reforms.
鈥淲e must have a welfare state,鈥� he said. 鈥淧olicies of the state must lift people from the bottom and, most importantly, we must start a reform program. It is essential if we have to get out of our current problems.鈥�
He said his motivation for Pakistan was based on Medina in 抖阴短视频, which he said laid the foundation of one of the greatest civilizations in the history of mankind with principles that 鈥減aved the way for the next 700 years.鈥�
And he said he wanted to see Pakistan鈥檚 future based on the same example,
鈥淚t was founded on incredible principles of justice and humanity,鈥� he noted. 鈥淚t was the first time a welfare state was made, and it took responsibility for the weak. It was the first time pensions were created and it was a humane state.鈥�
Speaking about the Islamic faith, he touched on the importance of the rule of law.
鈥淎ll the top scientists were Muslims for the next 700 years thanks to the foundation laid by Medina,鈥� he explained. 鈥淭hen, (there was) the way minorities were treated, and how other religions were protected.鈥�
This led to the growth of the Muslim civilization, Khan said, which he said was the basis for Pakistan and the key to its rise in the future.
Khan joined politics in 1996, following a career in cricket where he said he learnt that 鈥測ou only lose when you give up.鈥�
He formed a government in 2013 and started spending on social areas such as health, education and climate change.
鈥淩eforms are painful,鈥� he said. 鈥淏ut Pakistan now has a chance, and we feel this is the time Pakistan will take off.鈥�
But he said it was also vital to allow businesses to make money.
鈥淲e worked on the ease of doing business in Pakistan and we changed our tax laws, as part of a series of reforms,鈥� he explained.
鈥淎lready, we see signs of the country improving but, most importantly, Pakistan has the best tourism potential and we are currently opening sights for religious tourism as well.
鈥淲e have also opened our visa regime and we are opening up the country 鈥� we want an equitable growth.鈥�