Shaukat Aziz
Shaukat Aziz
Shaukat Azizis a Pakistani economist and financier who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 20 August 2004 to 15 November 2007, as well as the Finance Minister of Pakistan from 6 November 1999 to 15 November 2007. During his childhood he studied from St Patrick's High School, Karachi. Aziz graduated from the Institute of Business Administration in Karachi, and joined the corporate staff of the CitiBank Pakistan in 1969. He served in various countries' governments as CitiBank...
NationalityPakistani
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 March 1949
CountryPakistan
Today's concrete-pouring ceremony of Chashma-2 marks yet another landmark in Pak-China relations and a milestone in the history of nuclear technology in Pakistan.
After nearly half a century of acrimony and tensions, Pakistan-India relations are now at a historic crossroads,
Kashmir is a burning issue. Its solution is indispensable for durable peace -- a solution that is in line with the wishes and aspirations of the people of Kashmir,
If India takes a step forward, Pakistan will respond by two, ... Let us both prove the pundits of gloom and doom wrong.
It is imperative that all aspects of the understanding are implemented in letter and spirit, ... This will enhance trust and confidence and ensure peace and security in the area.
I wish to affirm our total solidarity to all the countries who have suffered in these disasters and pledge to overcome the mammoth task of rehabilitation,
Pakistan's defense capability is a guarantee of peace and regional balance of power and the nation would provide all resources to strengthen this capability,
Pakistan is against the nuclear proliferation but at the same time supports that every country has the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes under the IAEA (the International Atomic Energy Agency) regulations,
Restructuring our debt, lifting of sanctions and other measures like this will help us achieve our objectives,
Local administrations are being restored. We get more organized every day,
Step by step, we are getting there. It has to be done in an orderly way,
Some of the towns have been flattened, so there's nothing there,
We have had no contact whatsoever, directly or indirectly, with North Korea (DPRK) or any such issues,
The overall assessment -- government, private sector and infrastructure -- would be close to $5 billion,