00:00 Why did you become a foreign minister?
00:02 It was another surprise for me that the chairman of the Pakistan People's Party
00:05 would become a foreign minister for another political party.
00:10 We did not accept this responsibility for any political party, but for Pakistan.
00:17 Our intention to become a part of this government
00:22 was to address the fundamental challenges of Pakistan,
00:35 the economic crisis, the isolation in foreign policy,
00:41 the crisis in the democratic system, and to address these crises.
00:49 I considered this government to be like a cabinet
00:53 where we all fulfill our responsibilities, but together we will face these challenges.
01:00 What better opportunity does Pakistan have?
01:02 And then we will do it again after the next election?
01:04 Are these the challenges?
01:05 14 political parties have got together and we have representatives from all over the world.
01:11 We will work in accordance with the consensus and solve the problems of Pakistan.
01:15 Perhaps not every political party had this intention.
01:19 We took the foreign ministry with this intention and thought.
01:24 We tried to face the challenges as much as we could in a short time.
01:30 We tried to reduce the challenges of Pakistan on the external level,
01:35 and to remain successful to the extent that there is no increase in it.
01:39 But if you look at our economic performance, we were not successful.
01:45 If you look at our democracy, the politics that we had to bring for the betterment of democracy,
01:51 we were not successful in that either.
01:54 So if the intention is to repeat the PDM, I can tell you from now I am not interested.
02:00 Not interested.
02:01 Nor is my party interested.
02:02 But this is Mr. Zardari's statement.
02:04 But let me just finish this thought and I will come to Mr. Zardari's statement.
02:07 If the intention is to face the problems together,
02:15 then the Pakistan People's Party should definitely work with any party or all parties
02:21 to achieve that goal.
02:24 But my experience, my father's experience,
02:28 in the last 16-18 months of our government,
02:33 I am pretty sure that the way consensus was supposed to be made,
02:41 it was not made.
02:43 I definitely felt by the end that we were just a cross purpose.
02:48 But in the last session of the National Assembly,
02:51 the way you wanted Mr. Shahbaz and Mr. Shahbaz wanted you and PM Lehna,
02:54 I thought it went very well.
02:55 But what did Mr. Zardari say?
02:56 No one will get a majority, it will be a national government.
02:59 Mr. Khurshid Shah also said that no one will have a majority.
03:03 If a government is formed, everyone will have to run together.
03:06 So, as far as the last day of our government is concerned,
03:12 I am sure you will recall that my last speech was within that context.
03:18 I wanted us to take the decisions
03:21 that will make a better future for the new generation, for the youth,
03:28 and not add to the difficulties.
03:31 I was on the record, on the floor of the National Assembly.
03:34 I believe it was my last speech, maybe it was second to last.
03:37 As far as the National Government is concerned,
03:40 Mr. Shahbaz and Mr. Lehna are right,
03:45 that the Pakistan People's Party is that camel
03:48 that will form a government wherever we sit.
03:52 And our desire will be to lead a process of national reconciliation.
04:00 I believe that the Pakistan People's Party has the ability
04:03 to lead us all.
04:06 By leading you mean that the PM is yours and the rest are behind you.
04:09 I am fighting for the elections, so this will be my desire.
04:14 I believe that only the Pakistan People's Party has the ability
04:19 to lead us all and fight these issues.
04:25 And if we don't get the majority of seats,
04:33 I don't think that any other party has the ability
04:37 to solve these issues and lead us all.
