President General Pervez Musharraf had a one-to-one meeting with Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi at Army Guest House here on Saturday. The ongoing development projects in the province and national and political affairs came under discussion during the meeting, it is understood.
The Chief Minister apprised the President about the pace of work on the projects and other development schemes about details of the provincial budget. The President directed the Chief Minister that public welfare projects in education, health, agriculture, industries and other sectors should be completed as early as possible so that people could fully benefit from the fruits of development. The President further said that completion of development projects would result in poverty alleviation and generation of job opportunities.
He said that assembly members, Nazims and Muslim League office-bearers should make collective efforts for implementation of development projects initiated by the government as well as organisation and strengthening of the party for the forthcoming general elections.
The President appreciated allocation of 12 percent more funds for southern Punjab than the ratio of population of the region and said that it would help remove the sense of deprivation of the people of backward areas. He said that availability of additional funds was resulting in provision of equal opportunities of development for the people of southern Punjab.
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