Islamabad (HRNW) The coronavirus has taught Pakistan to stand on its own feet. We were suffering from dependency syndrome previously but it is time to change that now, said Prime Minister Imran Khan.
“The pandemic has made us realise that we can’t export everything,” he remarked while addressing a ceremony at COMSATS Headquarters on Thursday. “There is a global demand for ventilators so we have started making our own ventilators now and realised that it wasn’t so hard. We are a nuclear power, nothing should be impossible for us.” Necessity is indeed the mother of invention, he added.
The virus has also taught us that it is necessary for us to improve our government hospitals. “Our ruling elite and those in power used to travel abroad on taxpayers’ money to even get their tests done and now they have no other option but to seek treatment in their country,” he said. We have to improve our hospitals and spend money on them and improve our medical infrastructure. The conditions of the government hospitals have deteriorated in front of our eyes, he added.
No one paid attention to hepatitis, children drinking toxic water, malnutrition or stunted growth among other issues because all this affects the poor, the premier said. “The coronavirus, however, doesn’t differentiate between the rich and poor.” This has made people realise the importance of healthcare, he added.
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