Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday termed the general elections every five years ‘tragic’, saying that they don’t allow long-term planning.
The PM said that no nation could move forward due to this lack of planning and it was tragic that governments in Pakistan could not allow long-term planning every five years due to the general election.
He labeled the 10 years of PPP and PML-N governments from 2008 to 2018 the decade of darkness, marred by massive corruption, political expediency and inefficiency, while addressing function held for a documentary drama (Paani ke Pankh).
“When criminals become country heads, then no country can develop. So, one has to have faith in oneself. There are talented Pakistanis in every field outside Pakistan. The country’s system has to be fixed. It takes a little time; people should not worry that the change has not come yet. It takes time to change the mindset. It’s tragic that in our country elections are held every five years due to which we do not have a long-term plan,” he said.
The PM said that no nation could move forward due to this lack of planning and it was tragic that governments in Pakistan could not allow long-term planning every five years due to the general election.
He labeled the 10 years of PPP and PML-N governments from 2008 to 2018 the decade of darkness, marred by massive corruption, political expediency and inefficiency, while addressing function held for a documentary drama (Paani ke Pankh).
“When criminals become country heads, then no country can develop. So, one has to have faith in oneself. There are talented Pakistanis in every field outside Pakistan. The country’s system has to be fixed. It takes a little time; people should not worry that the change has not come yet. It takes time to change the mindset. It’s tragic that in our country elections are held every five years due to which we do not have a long-term plan,” he said.