LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said that Pakistan Muslim League-N government led by Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had given right to the farmers and cultivators by announcing a historic relief package of 341 billion rupees.
According to a handout issued here on Tuesday, the chief minister said that no government in the history of the country announced such a historic relief package for farmers and the credit of such a big farmer-friendly package went to the PML-N.
He said, no doubt, farmers would get relief from this historic package in the real sense and this package was a milestone for the development of agriculture sector on durable basis.
He said the PML-N government had always protected interests of farmers and would do so in future as well, adding that welfare of farmers, protection of their interests and promotion of agriculture was a top priority of the government.
Shehbaz Sharif said that agriculture sector was the backbone in the progress of national economy and if agriculture would progress then Pakistan would move forward.
He said the PML-N government had taken steps on priority basis for resolving the problems of farmers.
That is why, Khadim-e-Punjab Rural Roads Programme was being implemented speedily for the development and promotion of rural economy, he added.
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