ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday said the progress and prosperity of people was linked with the uniform implementation of the government’s writ.

There were different laws for the influential and the weak people in Pakistan, he said, mentioning the nations having different laws for the powerful and the weak had been destroyed.

The prime minister was talking to the participants of National Security Workshop, who called on him here at the PM Office.

The workshop, which was jointly organized by the Pakistan Army and the Government of Balochistan, was aimed at providing information about national security affairs to the participants, including members of the national and provincial assemblies, trader leaders, media persons and people from various walks of life belonging to the province.

During their meeting, the participants informed the prime minister about the national issues, especially progress of Balochistan and the problems faced by the people there.

Answering various questions of the participants, the prime minister said the present government had given the vision of a New Pakistan.

“When we talk about the State of Madina it means the principles on which the Muslims in a short span of time had ruled the world.”

Referring to the opposition’s hue and cry in the National Assembly about democracy in danger, he said if they were political leaders then they should clarify the allegations levelled against them.

He said contrary to dictatorship, in democracy a leader was answerable to the people. The opposition’s hue and cry in the National Assembly was just to pressurize the government to evade accountability, he added.

The prime minister said the basic reason for the problems being faced by the country today was not following the vision for the creation of Pakistan.

Talking about the problems of Balochistan, Imran Khan said the province was ignored in the past as no federal or provincial government had given attention towards its issues.

The was rich in natural resources, which, if properly exploited, could be sufficient for the progress of the whole country, he added.

He said the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project would open new avenues of progress and prosperity in Balochistan.

There was dire need of skills development in the province and the government was getting assistance from China in that regard.

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