LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday announced the Safe City Project for Rawalpindi city.
While announcing the project, he said under the vibrant leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the PML-N government was dedicatedly striving for progress and prosperity of the country, said a handout issued here.
He expressed these remarks during a meeting with members of Parliament from Rawalpindi Division at the Punjab House Islamabad.
Announcing safe city project for Rawalpindi, Shehbaz Sharif said the project would also be launched in Multan, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Faisalabad and Bahawalpur as its funds had been earmarked.
He said in order to provide relief to public 318 Sasty Ramzan Bazaars had been set up throughout the province with the historic Ramadan Package of nine billion rupees.
Decrease in the prices of fertilizers and interest free loans had benefited small cultivators. For the first time in the 70 years history of Pakistan, billions of rupees had been saved from development projects which were further used in other development schemes, he added.
Federal Ministers Ch Nisar Ali Khan, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Sheikh Aftab Ahmed, Maryam Aurangzeb, MNA Hamza Shehbaz and other Members National and Provisional Assembly were also present.
Views were exchanged regarding development projects, public welfare programs, the Kisan Package, wheat procurement campaign, Khadam-e-Punjab Rural Roads Program, Law & Order and other projects in the meeting.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said the federal government had presented public-friendly, developmental budget which would bring about economic prosperity in the country and completion of mega projects will bring ease for the public.
He said transparency was our hallmark and the government was acting on the roadmap of economic revolution. Energy projects had been completed ahead of schedule which was increasing power output, he added.
Terrorism had been overcome due to sacrifices of Police, Rangers, Pak Army and common people and law and order situation had improved in the country, he said and added our core attention was to bring prosperity in the life of a common man and all-out resources had been used for his facilitation.
Establishing infrastructure on the latest lines has brought record investment in the country and huge amount of funds had been allocated for enhancing health, education, communication facilities, law and order, smooth flow of traffic as well as sports facilities for Rawalpindi, he added.
He said all DHQ hospitals of the province were provided with new CT scan machines and high standard medicines.
Shehbaz Sharif said results of by-elections were a proof of public trust on the PML-N and its policies.
He said performance of our four years was a proof that international organizations were counting Pakistan in the most developing economic powers. He added the Sahiwal Coal Power project of 1,320 MW had set international record by starting production of electricity within just 22 months and trial of its second plant had also started. This project with additional 660MW will collectively produce 1320 MW electricity until 10 June.
The CM said despite hurdles created by sit-in trendsetters, programme of progress and prosperity of the country had been forwarded. He added that past governments had plundered national resources ruthlessly and now these so called change-mongers had tried to derail the country by conspiring against development but with the grace of Allah Almighty, sensible public had failed their conspiracy.
Had such hurdles not been created, the development rate would have been much better, he said.
He said the CPEC had proved to be a game changer for Pakistan and everyone should avoid politics on such public welfare projects.
The chief minister insisted public representatives to turn every stone to provide relief to the public and complete development schemes on priority basis. He said with the completion of energy projects, the country will witness the end of loadshedding by the start of 2018. "As we are determined to make our country developed and hopefully the PML-N will again get victory in coming elections on the basis of this performance," he added.
Federal Minister Interior Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan briefed the meeting about law and order situation and steps taken regarding security measurements.
The federal and provincial ministers and Members Assembly presented recommendations regarding provincial budget.
They also appreciated performance of the Punjab government especially saving public money in development projects and transparent policies of Shehbaz Sharif.
Provincial Ministers Rana Sanaullah, Raja Ashfaq Sarwar, Chaudhry Sher Ali,Jahangir Khanzada, Members National Assembly Malik Abrar Ahmed, Tahira Aurangzeb, Seema Jilani, Asia Naz Tanoli, PML-N Leader Sardar Mumtaz Khan, Muhammad Hanif Abbasi, Member Punjab Assembly Raja Muhammad Hanif, Haji Umar Farooq, Shavez Khan, Raja Muhammad Ali, Iftikhar Ahmad Malik, Iftikhar Warsi, Shaukat Aziz Bhatti,Engineer Qamar-ul-Islam Raja, Chaudhary Sarfraz Afzal, Zafar Iqbal, Rahila Yahya Munawar , Zill-e-Huma, Zaib un nisa Awan, Tahseen Fawad, Lubna Rehan, Sobia Anwar Sati and other members of parliament, Chief Sectary Punjab Zahid Saeed, IG Punjab Police Usman Khattak and other senior officials were also present.
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