Islamabad:In a resolute call for national coherence and long-term stability, Prime Minister’s Coordinator on Tourism, Sardar Yasar Ilyas Khan, hosted a luncheon in honour of the overseas business community, delivering what several attendees described as one of the most forward-looking and strategically framed addresses heard in recent years.
Speaking to an audience of international entrepreneurs, investors, and policy thinkers, Khan underscored that Pakistan’s “truest and most enduring identity” lies in its nationhood, an identity, he stressed, that demands unity of purpose and a collective commitment to economic resilience. “Our destiny,” he declared, is far too significant, and our potential far too vast, to be diluted by local disputes or small distractions.
Khan hailed the appointment of Field Marshal Asim Munir as the country’s first Chief of Defence Forces, a structural transformation he described as “a monumental step that places Pakistan firmly on the trajectory of institutional coherence.” He noted that the Field Marshal’s five-year tenure represents “a rare moment of historical alignment where leadership, vision, and stability reinforce one another.”
“Field Marshal Asim Munir is not merely a military leader,” Khan said. “He is a figure whose strategic foresight and composure strengthen the very architecture of Pakistan’s national confidence. His appointment guarantees that the reforms we initiate today will not just survive, but mature.”
He urged the overseas business community to recognise the ‘rare window of opportunity’ unfolding in Pakistan’s economic landscape. “We are entering an era,” he said, “where Pakistan’s geography, human capital, resilience, and strategic alliances converge to create unprecedented investment horizons. We will not merely participate in global markets, we will influence them.”
