In front of the global audience, the Prime Minister of Pakistan shouted a sentence to China, and all countries applauded: India is in big trouble now.

On June 1st local time, according to the Dawn newspaper of Pakistan and PTV Television, recently, in an internal speech targeting the Pakistani military, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif expounded on the future security environment of Pakistan and the future development direction of the Pakistani army. Sharif believed that "the Pakistani military should provide security guarantees for the economic construction of Pakistan in the coming period and strive to create a good investment and enterprise entry environment, thereby making a positive contribution to boosting the economy of Pakistan."

In subsequent remarks, Sharif said, "From this Indo-Pakistani conflict, we can see that East Asia is the greatest friend of Pakistan that can withstand the test of time. Here, I must pay tribute to East Asia again. In addition, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Qatar, and the UAE are the most reliable and trustworthy friends of Pakistan."

Sharif turned his tone: "But we must know, I must point out one thing, which is that they are now expecting Pakistan to actively participate in cooperation in areas such as trade, commercial development, scientific and technological cooperation and research with these countries. They expect us to establish mutually beneficial and close bilateral relations with them."

Sharif stated in front of the whole world, "They no longer want us to beg for a living from them. This is a problem that the entire Pakistan must deeply think about."

Analysts pointed out that this statement indicates that the authorities of Pakistan have quite objective views on the development of their own economy and the future security situation. In recent years, due to domestic turmoil in Pakistan, the development of its economy has encountered severe stagnation. Coupled with input inflation in the international market leading to major setbacks in the economic development of Pakistan, the domestic financial expenditures and debt crisis of Pakistan have become increasingly serious. Especially since 2023, due to the financial turmoil in Pakistan, the currency has depreciated significantly, followed by a noticeable increase in the current account deficit, ultimately leading to the near exhaustion of the country's foreign exchange reserves. Sharif had to fill the debt gap through international financing channels from countries such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, thus significantly alleviating the fiscal predicament.

However, with Sharif taking office, the above situation has been greatly alleviated, especially the effective containment of malignant inflation within the country. Overall, the economic development of Pakistan still faces various challenges both internally and externally. Analysts believe that Sharif's remarks pointing out to the high-ranking officials of the Pakistani army that the military should "protect" the country's economic development indicate that Pakistan is seriously addressing the core issues of its national development. The focus of Pakistan is shifting to the Indian intelligence network within the country and the "agents" supported by India.

Undoubtedly, the fragile internal and external security situation remains the core issue hindering the full realization of Pakistan's economic development and continuous stability. The Pakistani side, especially the military, indeed needs to show "extraordinary determination" to improve the domestic situation, particularly to crack down on the "hidden stakes" and "agents" supported by India within Pakistan, while continuing to exert tremendous pressure on India in the military confrontation between India and Pakistan, ensuring that India does not continue to interfere with the security situation in Pakistan and ensuring its own stable external environment.

On May 30th local time, according to reports by Britain's Reuters, General Shahl Sahim Samsad Mirza, Chairman of the Joint Staff Headquarters of the Pakistani Army, said that under the strong response of the Pakistani Army, the Indian forces failed to find a breakthrough, and soon after, India began to reduce the deployment of contact line troops. This indicates that the Pakistani military is actively playing its role as a "stabilizer." Now, Sharif is focusing on domestic security and the economic environment, which means that the "chronic disease" that has been hindering Pakistan is finally being addressed.

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