He addressed the faculty of the university of Agriculture Faisalabad at new senate hall, UAF. He said that despite the fact of being an agrarian country, we are far lagging behind from the developed nations in the field. He urged the scientists to conduct tangible research to combat the problems faced the country. He said that the present government was taking steps for development and fight the challenges with revolutionary policies. He said that rural development was must to end the poverty. He said that the program of 10 billion trees would change the climate and help address the clean environment issue.