We are not a poor nation as is generally perceived. In fact, we are rich. We have fertile land that can produce three crops a year. We have abundant water to irrigate these lands and generate surplus power. We have gas, coal, and vast untapped mineral resources and above all, dynamic and industrious people. All these await mobilization. We have only to awake, join hands and grasp destiny for Allah helps those who help themselves!

Cementing the federation is vital. This will be achieved through devolution of power, from the Centre to the Provinces and from the Provincial to the local governments as actually enshrined in the Constitution.

Our Government sees devolution as the first step towards the re-building and the restoration of the people’s faith in the Government of their own country. With this new concept of elected community governments, an unprecedented transfer of power will take place from the elite to the vast majority. The people themselves will become empowered to take charge of the foundation of democracy and of the system by which they are governed.

• Rebuilding of investor confidence through stability and consistency in economic policies and economic security. The objective is to encourage local investors, overseas Pakistanis and foreign investors
• Increase domestic savings
• Carry out pragmatic tax reforms
• Turn around state enterprises towards profitability
• Boost agriculture and revive industry
• Strict austerity measures
  

The basic ingredients to check corruption, I feel, are firstly developing strong institutions and systems, which avoid any discretionary authority and powers to any one. Improving the qualities of law enforcement agencies is another area to check corruption. Sometimes you find yourself very helpless to deal with situations because your law enforcement agency is unable to deliver on whatever you are thinking, so therefore, the quality of law enforcement agencies is extremely important.

The political structure we plan involves a trilateral distribution of responsibilities between the Centre, the Provinces and the district representing the basic (lowest) rung of democracy.

The process of accountability is being directed at those guilty of plundering and looting the National wealth, and tax evaders. It is also directed towards loan defaulters and those who have had their loans rescheduled or condoned. The process of accountability will be transparent for the public to see.