In his speech during a ceremony regarding CPEC, Iqbal said "If political stability is not ensured and people’s mandate not respected, all such initiatives could go down the drain. Even Afghanistan will move ahead of Pakistain in development if these crucial areas are ignored anymore," according to Dawn News.
He also pointed out the other issues the country was facing before including the menace but added that the PML-N had identified the major gaps in infrastructural development and energy crisis.
Iqbal also added that Afghanistan had major development on political level during the recent years as he also criticized the media agencies for remaining reckless to share a positive image regarding the efforts for the economic development.
"In the war-torn Afghanistan, Hamid
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...One of the more egregious mistakes of the post 9-11 era...
completed his term. Now President Ashraf Ghani
...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. ..is set to complete his tenure. I fear even Afghanistan will overtake Pakistain in economic terms in the near future," he said.