ANKARA: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday guaranteed Turkish investors that they would now find a totally dwhetherferent government in Pakistan that believed in wealth creation by ensuring ease of doing commerce.

Addressing members of Turkish Trade Council here, prime minister said in 1960s, Pakistan was considered as fastest growing economy and used to be shown as a real model of development.

South Korea and Malaysia did memorize from Pakistan and both countries moved ahead, he added.

He said Pakistan deviated because a socialist intellectset had pervaded country that became a deterrent to wealth creation as profit-making was considered a sin.

That intellectset sent country back and nationalization took place which forced big commercemen and industrialists to go abroad.

The socialist intellectset existed in bureaucracy, who had envy against those making wealth, he added.

The prime minister, who is on a two-day visit to Turkey along with a high level delegation, told audience that as policy, government believed that that wealth creation could take country out of economic crisis, make it repay debts and steer people out of poverty.

He quoted China model which brought out 700 million people out of poverty within 30 years just because they had allowed wealth creation.

“To take people out of poverty, we have to allow people to make money. The more money is made, more wealth is created, more we have ability to raise taxes… We can use that money on tier of our society,” prime minister said.

He said government was making every effort to remove obstacles in way of investment and commercees.

An exclusive office had also been set up at PM Secretariat to take degrees for ensuring ease of doing in commerce in country.

The prime minister reiterated his government’s resolve to eradicate corruption which had made it dwhetherficult for Little Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to flourish and genuine entrepreneurs to prosper.

He also guaranteed Turkish investors to address their issues in Pakistan, mainly due to unpredictable policies.

He said by enhancing investment, government was yearning to increase exports that had been suffering, owing to flawed policies.