Muhammad Saleem Published May 2, 2024 Updated about 4 hours ago LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the government was striving to bring about substantial changes in the national economy and to recover billions of rupees being wasted due to corruption. “Pakistan would soon become a powerful country through a functioning of a fair system and on the basis of hard work by the employers and the employees including workers,” the premier said, while addressing a gathering of workers on the International Labour Day at his residence, here Wednesday. The premier said the country’s economic situation was challenging but they were striving to turn it around, with collective efforts and sincerity. Govt to take tough economic measures to steer country out of crisis: PM Shehbaz “Pakistan is destined to get a dignified status in the comity of nations,” he said, adding: “We were striving to end corruption and expressed resolve that all the organs of government and other state institutions with their collective efforts would carve a niche for Pakistan among the comity of nations.” Referring to his recent visit of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Shehbaz said that the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other leadership desired to see Pakistan moving on the path of progress. The Saudi business and investors’ delegation is due to Pakistan which would increase businesses and job opportunities in the country, he added. Addressing the labourers, the PM said his father Mian Sharif was also a worker who attained his earlier education in Amritsar and during 30s settled in Lahore, where he worked along with his brothers in a steel factory as a labourer. He said the government fully acknowledges the hard work of the labourers and is determined to ensure their welfare and prosperity. He urged businessmen and investors to take care of the development and welfare of their workers as Pakistan cannot make progress without the prosperity of labourers. “Pakistan will make progress if investors and labourers work in unison under a judicious system,” he said and called for creating opportunities to the children of the working class, where they too can become doctors,…