🔴 LIVE | PM Shehbaz Sharif Delivers Key Speech in Parliament After Budget

The resources of the provinces are their right. There is no difference of opinion on this. There is no disagreement. Take the example of Reko Diq. With the full consultation of the people of Balochistan, that agreement came into existence. And the shares of the people of Balochistan in it are no secret. It is before everyone. The shares of Reko Diq and the shares of the people on top of it, I consider it a shining example. Not only this, the 2010 NFC Award, Mr. Speaker, is an award in the history of Pakistan in which Balochistan, which is a very beautiful province of Pakistan, has a proud and brave people, whether they are Baloch, Pashtun, or other people living there, they are very proud and brave people. In the 2010 NFC Award, Mr. Speaker, their share was increased by 100% on the demand of Balochistan. 100%, Mr. Speaker, which continues to this day. And this was no favor on the people of Balochistan. All four provinces, and most of all Punjab, contributed their share, and I am still proud today, Mr. Speaker, that Punjab contributed. If I remember the figure correctly, it was 11 billion rupees annually, and today we are in 2026. If we multiply that, Mr. Speaker, it amounts to more than 100 billion rupees. What is this? This is not a favor. If there are four brothers and there is one loaf of bread, the four will share that one loaf. When Allah gives each one or two loaves, they will all eat together and happily pray and take the vessel further. Mr. Speaker, Sindh also contributed, but the most contribution was from Punjab.

I am not saying this to show favor but just to remind that when a household runs, until the elder does not do financial and economic justice, the household does not run, Mr. Speaker. Whether it is running a country, I think in the same way, a recent thing from two or three years ago, two years old matter. And our Leader of the Opposition knows well that our farmer brothers in Balochistan were given solar panels. 75 billion rupees were spent on this and 50 billion in federal expenses. This is a story of sacrifice and brotherhood. I conclude this matter here. Right now, from Gwadar to Chaman, up to the house of Mr. Achakzai, the road being built there, the dual carriageway, is according to highway standards. On that, Mr. Speaker, more than 300 billion rupees are being spent. All by the federation. Mr. Speaker, Mahmood Khan did not demand this. He might have wished it, but you did not demand it. No one else demanded it. But as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, it is my responsibility to do, within my means and human limits, whatever is necessary so that all four provinces progress equally. This is not possible overnight, but if we all have a shared desire and practical effort, Mr. Speaker, this is absolutely possible. There are not one but many examples in the world.

Mr. Speaker, I will submit here that you also mentioned the armed forces of Pakistan in your speech. Just three days ago, Mr. Speaker, 22 of our army officers and soldiers were martyred. A helicopter crashed, and due to a failure, they became dear to Allah. Among them were two of our Christian brothers. Day and night, terrorism is happening in Balochistan, and who does not know whose hand is behind it? The Kharijite hand is proven with evidence, Mr. Speaker. They are being given external help, technical assistance, and every day, somewhere or the other, acts of terrorism occur. And regarding the fencing you spoke about, that is your own opinion, we completely respect it, but for the security of Pakistan, for the protection of the people, if it was erected there, I think in my view it was a completely appropriate and correct step. Absolutely. If it saves even the life of one child from terrorism, then I think the entire amount spent on that fence extending over 2000 kilometers, which is in the billions of rupees, if one child's life is saved, then I think the amount spent was completely justified.

And in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where terrorism occurs day and night, Mr. Speaker, where there are law enforcement agencies, where your civil armed forces are, Pakistan is fighting those terrorists day and night, and jawans, soldiers, and officers are being martyred. Mr. Speaker, I will submit to you that the children of these martyrs, when their fathers go, telling their children, wives, and parents, 'Mother, I am going today, if I don't return, take care of the children.' Mr. Speaker, those officers and soldiers who are martyred make their own children orphans but save millions of children of the nation from becoming orphans. I think we should together not only respect these sacrifices but also fully honor and venerate them, because if we do not respect our martyrs today, what will the world say about Pakistan? Leave the world aside, their orphaned children who do not know yet, whose funerals we just attended a few days ago. Mr. Speaker, tiny children do not know that their fathers have departed from this world. And Allah Almighty has described the status of martyrs with great praise in the Holy Quran. They do not know where their fathers have gone, and how they will face the hardships of life. Mr. Speaker, this is a painful story that we must fully acknowledge. And if, God forbid, we are negligent in this, future generations will not forgive us.

Mr. Speaker, I will conclude by saying that you said you used to come to my house, it is your house, you can come whenever you want. But it is not a matter of telling, but whenever I went to Quetta in good days, I would first ask about him and go to his house. I would call him myself and say I want to come and have tea. I think this is not point-scoring. This is not a favor. This is how nations unite. Love and affection flourish. The spirit of expression and sacrifice emerges. Mr. Speaker, I think in this context, today, I will not take anyone's name as an example. You also take a step forward, sir. I will not take anyone's name. Mr. Khan, I am present, sir. I am present. I will take a step forward. You also come to your home. [Laughter]

I have a very brotherly relationship with him. In gestures, I see he says either I am standing here out of compulsion or I want to come here. Mr. Khan, my utmost respect, Mr. Speaker is sitting. He is staring at me, but in my heart, I have great respect for him, Mr. Speaker. From the heart. Advocate sahib is also sitting. These are our brothers from Multan, Mr. Speaker. There is no fight. Only to promote the constitution, law, and democracy, I said, not once, all these are witnesses, history's pages are witnesses, your record is witness, that at that time, as Leader of the Opposition, not once but more than once, I said, 'Come, let us move towards the Charter of Democracy. Come, let us move towards the Charter of the Mosque.' With contempt, those very sincere offers were rejected. But as they say, it's never too late. Come, sit, I am ready for dialogue. Thank you very much.

I will not give a detailed response to what he said. God willing, with your permission, I will present some remarks on that at an appropriate time. But I would like to present a few points here. First of all, Mr. Speaker, in this House, the members belong to all of Pakistan. They are all worthy of utmost respect. And this House is like a home. In it, individuals from all four provinces have been elected and come here. And here we have to strengthen Pakistan, enhance the honor and respect of Pakistan, and if there is a crack in national relations, if there are politics of one's own, different views, but on one point, this House, under your leadership, will always testify with voice that Pakistan exists, so we all exist. Pakistan exists, so this House exists. And whatever sacrifice is given for it is less. Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition said that the resources of the provinces are their right. There is no difference of opinion on this. There is no disagreement. Take the example of Reko Diq. With the full consultation of the people of Balochistan, that agreement came into existence. And the shares of the people of Balochistan in it are no secret. It is before everyone. The shares of Reko Diq and the shares of the people on top of it, I consider it a shining example. Not only this, the 2010 NFC Award, Mr. Speaker, is an award in the history of Pakistan in which Balochistan, which is a very beautiful province of Pakistan, has a proud people, whether they are Baloch, Pashtun, or other people living there, they are very proud and brave people. In the 2010 NFC Award, Mr. Speaker, their share was increased by 100% on the demand of Balochistan. 100%, Mr. Speaker, which continues to this day. And this was no favor on the people of Balochistan. All four provinces, and most of all Punjab, contributed their share, and I am still proud today, Mr. Speaker, that Punjab contributed. If I remember the figure correctly, it was 11 billion rupees annually, and today we are in 2026. If we multiply that, Mr. Speaker, it amounts to more than 100 billion rupees. What is this? This is not a favor. If there are four brothers and there is one loaf of bread, the four will share that one loaf. When Allah gives each one or two loaves, they will all eat together and happily pray and take the vessel further. Mr. Speaker, Sindh also contributed, but the most contribution was from Punjab. I am not saying this to show favor but just to remind that when a household runs, until the elder does not do financial and economic justice, the household does not run, Mr. Speaker.

I will not give a detailed response right now. Whatever he said, God willing, with your permission, I will present some remarks on that at an appropriate time. But I would like to present a few points here. First of all, Mr. Speaker, in this House, the members belong to all of Pakistan. They are all worthy of utmost respect. And this House is like a home. In it, individuals from all four provinces have been elected and come here. And here we have to strengthen Pakistan, enhance the honor and respect of Pakistan, and if there is a crack in national relations, if there are politics of one's own, different views, but on one point, this House, under your leadership, will always testify with voice that Pakistan exists, so we all exist. Pakistan exists, so this House exists. And whatever sacrifice is given for it is less.

Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition said that the resources of the provinces are their right. There is no difference of opinion on this. There is no disagreement. Take the example of Reko Diq. With the full consultation of the people of Balochistan, that agreement came into existence. And the shares of the people of Balochistan in it are no secret. It is before everyone. The shares of Reko Diq and the shares of the people on top of it, I consider it a shining example. Not only this, the 2010 NFC Award, Mr. Speaker, is an award in the history of Pakistan in which Balochistan, which is a very beautiful province of Pakistan, has a proud people, whether they are Baloch, Pashtun, or other people living there, they are very proud and brave people. In the 2010 NFC Award, Mr. Speaker, their share was increased by 100% on the demand of Balochistan. 100%, Mr. Speaker, which continues to this day. And this was no favor on the people of Balochistan. All four provinces, and most of all Punjab, contributed their share, and I am still proud today, Mr. Speaker, that Punjab contributed. If I remember the figure correctly, it was 11 billion rupees annually, and today we are in 2026. If we multiply that, Mr. Speaker, it amounts to more than 100 billion rupees. What is this? This is not a favor. If there are four brothers and there is one loaf of bread, the four will share that one loaf. When Allah gives each one or two loaves, they will all eat together and happily pray and take the vessel further. Mr. Speaker, Sindh also contributed, but the most contribution was from Punjab. I am not saying this to show favor but just to remind that when a household runs, until the elder does not do financial and economic justice, the household does not run, Mr. Speaker. Whether it is running a country, I think in the same way, a recent thing from two or three years ago, two years old matter. And our Leader of the Opposition knows well that our farmer brothers in Balochistan were given solar panels. 75 billion rupees were spent on this and 50 billion in federal expenses. This is a story of sacrifice and brotherhood. I conclude this matter here. Right now, from Gwadar to Chaman, up to the house of Mr. Achakzai, the road being built there, the dual carriageway, is according to highway standards. On that, Mr. Speaker, more than 300 billion rupees are being spent. All by the federation. Mr. Speaker, Mahmood Khan did not demand this. He might have wished it, but you did not demand it. No one else demanded it. But as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, it is my responsibility to do, within my means and human limits, whatever is necessary so that all four provinces progress equally. This is not possible overnight, but if we all have a shared desire and practical effort, Mr. Speaker, this is absolutely possible. There are not one but many examples in the world.

Mr. Speaker, I will submit here that you also mentioned the armed forces of Pakistan in your speech. Just three days ago, Mr. Speaker, 22 of our army officers and soldiers were martyred. A helicopter crashed, and due to a failure, they became dear to Allah. Among them were two of our Christian brothers. Day and night, terrorism is happening in Balochistan, and who does not know whose hand is behind it? The Kharijite hand is proven with evidence, Mr. Speaker. They are being given external help, technical assistance, and every day, somewhere or the other, acts of terrorism occur. And regarding the fencing you spoke about, that is your own opinion, we completely respect it, but for the security of Pakistan, for the protection of the people, if it was erected there, I think in my view it was a completely appropriate and correct step. Absolutely. If it saves even the life of one child from terrorism, then I think the entire amount spent on that fence extending over 2000 kilometers, which is in the billions of rupees, if one child's life is saved, then I think the amount spent was completely justified.

And in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where terrorism occurs day and night, Mr. Speaker, where there are law enforcement agencies, where your civil armed forces are, Pakistan is fighting those terrorists day and night, and jawans, soldiers, and officers are being martyred. Mr. Speaker, I will submit to you that the children of these martyrs, when their fathers go, telling their children, wives, and parents, 'Mother, I am going today, if I don't return, take care of the children.' Mr. Speaker, those officers and soldiers who are martyred make their own children orphans but save millions of children of the nation from becoming orphans. I think we should together not only respect these sacrifices but also fully honor and venerate them, because if we do not respect our martyrs today, what will the world say about Pakistan? Leave the world aside, their orphaned children who do not know yet, whose funerals we just attended a few days ago. Mr. Speaker, tiny children do not know that their fathers have departed from this world. And Allah Almighty has described the status of martyrs with great praise in the Holy Quran. They do not know where their fathers have gone, and how they will face the hardships of life. Mr. Speaker, this is a painful story that we must fully acknowledge. And if, God forbid, we are negligent in this, future generations will not forgive us.

Mr. Speaker, I will conclude by saying that you said you used to come to my house, it is your house, you can come whenever you want. But it is not a matter of telling, but whenever I went to Quetta in good days, I would first ask about him and go to his house. I would call him myself and say I want to come and have tea. I think this is not point-scoring. This is not a favor. This is how nations unite. Love and affection flourish. The spirit of expression and sacrifice emerges. Mr. Speaker, I think in this context, today, I will not take anyone's name as an example. You also take a step forward, sir. I will not take anyone's name. Mr. Khan, I am present, sir. I am present. I will take a step forward. You also come to your home. [Laughter] I have a very brotherly relationship with him. In gestures, I see he says either I am standing here out of compulsion or I want to come here. Mr. Khan, my utmost respect, Mr. Speaker is sitting. He is staring at me, but in my heart, I have great respect for him, Mr. Speaker. From the heart. Advocate sahib is also sitting. These are our brothers from Multan, Mr. Speaker. There is no fight. Only to promote the constitution, law, and democracy, I said, not once, all these are witnesses, history's pages are witnesses, your record is witness, that at that time, as Leader of the Opposition, not once but more than once, I said, 'Come, let us move towards the Charter of Democracy. Come, let us move towards the Charter of the Mosque.' With contempt, those very sincere offers were rejected. But as they say, it's never too late. Come, sit, I am ready for dialogue. I will not give a detailed response to what he said. God willing, with your permission, I will present some remarks on that at an appropriate time. But I would like to present a few points here.

First of all, Mr. Speaker, in this House, the members belong to all of Pakistan. They are all worthy of utmost respect. And this House is like a home. In it, individuals from all four provinces have been elected and come here. And here we have to strengthen Pakistan, enhance the honor and respect of Pakistan, and if there is a crack in national relations, if there are politics of one's own, different views, but on one point, this House, under your leadership, will always testify with voice that Pakistan exists, so we all exist. Pakistan exists, so this House exists. And whatever sacrifice is given for it is less. Mr. Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition said that the resources of the provinces are their right. There is no difference of opinion on this. There is no disagreement. Take the example of Reko Diq. With the full consultation of the people of Balochistan, that agreement came into existence. And the shares of the people of Balochistan in it are no secret. It is before everyone. The shares of Reko Diq and the shares of the people on top of it, I consider it a shining example. Not only this, the 2010 NFC Award, Mr. Speaker, is an award in the history of Pakistan in which Balochistan, which is a very beautiful province of Pakistan, has a proud and brave people, whether they are Baloch, Pashtun, or other people living there, they are very proud and brave people. In the 2010 NFC Award, Mr. Speaker, their share was increased by 100% on the demand of Balochistan. 100%, Mr. Speaker, which continues to this day. And this was no favor on the people of Balochistan. All four provinces, and most of all Punjab, contributed their share, and I am still proud today, Mr. Speaker, that Punjab contributed. If I remember the figure correctly, it was 11 billion rupees annually, and today we are in 2026. If we multiply that, Mr. Speaker, it amounts to more than 100 billion rupees. What is this? This is not a favor. If there are four brothers and there is one loaf of bread, the four will share that one loaf. When Allah gives each one or two loaves, they will all eat together and happily pray and take the vessel further. Mr. Speaker, Sindh also contributed, but the most contribution was from Punjab. I am not saying this to show favor but just to remind that when a household runs, until the elder does not do financial and economic justice, the household does not run, Mr. Speaker. Whether it is running a country, I think in the same way, a recent thing from two or three years ago, two years old matter. And our Leader of the Opposition knows well that our farmer brothers in Balochistan were given solar panels. 75 billion rupees were spent on this and 50 billion in federal expenses. This is a story of sacrifice and brotherhood. I conclude this matter here. Right now, from Gwadar to Chaman, up to the house of Mr. Achakzai, the road being built there, the dual carriageway, is according to highway standards. On that, Mr. Speaker, more than 300 billion rupees are being spent. All by the federation. Mr. Speaker, Mahmood Khan did not demand this. He might have wished it, but you did not demand it. No one else demanded it. But as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, it is my responsibility to do, within my means and human limits, whatever is necessary so that all four provinces progress equally. This is not possible overnight, but if we all have a shared desire and practical effort, Mr. Speaker, this is absolutely possible. There are not one but many examples in the world.

Mr. Speaker, I will submit here that you also mentioned the armed forces of Pakistan in your speech. Just three days ago, Mr. Speaker, 22 of our army officers and soldiers were martyred. A helicopter crashed, and due to a failure, they became dear to Allah. Among them were two of our Christian brothers. Day and night, terrorism is happening in Balochistan, and who does not know whose hand is behind it? The Kharijite hand is proven with evidence, Mr. Speaker. They are being given external help, technical assistance, and every day, somewhere or the other, acts of terrorism occur. And regarding the fencing you spoke about, that is your own opinion, we completely respect it, but for the security of Pakistan, for the protection of the people, if it was erected there, I think in my view it was a completely appropriate and correct step. Absolutely. If it saves even the life of one child from terrorism, then I think the entire amount spent on that fence extending over 2000 kilometers, which is in the billions of rupees, if one child's life is saved, then I think the amount spent was completely justified.

And in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where terrorism occurs day and night, Mr. Speaker, where there are law enforcement agencies, where your civil armed forces are. Pakistan is fighting those terrorists day and night, and jawans, soldiers, and officers are being martyred. Mr. Speaker, I will submit to you that the children of these martyrs, when their fathers go, telling their children, wives, and parents, 'Mother, I am going today, if I don't return, take care of the children.' Mr. Speaker, those officers and soldiers who are martyred make their own children orphans but save millions of children of the nation from becoming orphans.