JEDDAH : A(Saudi Arabia) Addressing members of the Pakistani community at a ceremony held at the Jeddah consulate, federal minister for Planning, Ahsan Iqbal, has said that religious and political extremism had caused severe damage to Pakistan, which led to the assassination attempt on him a few years ago. Due to the same culture, the sanctity of Masjid-e-Nabawi was violated in Madinah a few days ago. The minister declared the recent visit of prime minister, Shahbaz Sharif, to Saudi Arabia as a success, he said that new relations have started between the two countries. “There is an emotional connection and the Saudi leadership has always helped Pakistan in difficult times”, Ahsin Iqbal noted. He added that prime minister, Shahbaz Sharif, has handled the country’s run in difficult times. In the last four years, he maintained , Pakistan’s economy collapsed and inflation and unemployment increased many fold. Mr Ahsin said the new government should improve the economy as well as give relief to the people and work for the elimination of inflation and unemployment. He further said that overseas Pakistanis have always worked for the betterment of the country and the nation and PML-N attach great importance to overseas Pakistanis contribution , he will continue in the future, quoting former Prime Minister Imran Khan. In the last four years, Imran Khan promoted vengeful politics and divided the nation, leaving behind the problems of the Pakistani people, including the economy, which caused serious problems for the country.
