LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan was moving towards progress and prosperity but some political elements were trying to create hurdles in this process for the achievement of their personal interests.
He said the Pakistan Muslim League-N government had saved billions of rupees of the nation by maintaining transparency and a high standard in the implementation of development projects.
He said the Punjab government was committed to accountability, honesty, saving and transparency.
He said political opponent of the government were trying to stop the process of national development, however, politically conscious people of Pakistan would foil every conspiracy of such elements.
He expressed these views while talking to elected representatives who met him, here on Wednesday.
The Chief Minister said the government had saved public money of billions of rupees by negotiating with the lowest bidders for various projects.
He said there was no other example of such benefit to national economy in the history of the country.
He said funds were a trust of the nation and were being spent only on public welfare projects.
He said billions of rupees were being utilized on speedy development of the province and welfare projects for the masses while transparency, high quality and timely completion of uplift projects was being ensured as it was a hallmark of the Punjab government. The Chief Minister said service to the people was the pivot of politics of Pakistan Muslim League-N and it was committed to provision of relief to the masses.
He said under the leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the PML-N government had implemented development projects with high standard and transparency and set new examples of merit and transparency.
The Chief Minister said credit went to the PML-N government led by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for introducing the culture of saving of national resources in the execution of development projects. He said the government set a shining example by saving of 215 billion rupees through successful negotiations with the lowest bidders for various projects.
Shehbaz Sharif said those creating anarchy in the country were the enemies of the nation and these were the same elements which caused a huge loss to the national economy through politics of sit-ins.
He said people knew who was serving them selflessly and who was engaged in negative politics.
Those who met the Chief Minister included Members National and Provincial Assembly Syed Javed Ali Shah, Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti, Mehr Muhammad Fayyaz and Lt. Col.(R) Shujaat Ahmad Khan.
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