The Punjab government has donated Rs 500 million towards Chief Minister's Relief Fund for displaced persons of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Chief Minister, Provincial Ministers and MPAs of Muslim League-N have also donated their one month's salary towards the fund.
CM Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif here on Monday said that Punjab government and the people of the province are with their brethren and sisters of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who have been displaced in the war against terrorism and they will not be left alone in this moment of trial. In his appeal to the people, he said the nation is fully supporting Ghazis and martyrs of Pak Army as well as the displaced persons with its prayers, life and property and all other belongings at this crucial hour. He said the philanthropists and well-to-do persons should come forward and donate generously towards Chief Minister's Relief Fund so that maximum assistance could be provided to the displaced persons. He said the Punjab government will continue to extend full co-operation till the return of displaced persons to their homes and their complete rehabilitation while relief items will also be provided in accordance with their needs.
Shahbaz Sharif said Pakistan is passing through the most critical phase of its history and is facing internal and external security challenges. The Pakistani nation is in a state of war and officers and Jawans of Pak Army are fighting against terrorists in the war for the survival and stability of the country. The CM further said it is essential that the whole nation should unite on one platform to purge the country of the menace of terrorism. The need for unity is more than ever now and the scourge of terrorism will have to be rooted out for making Pakistan a cradle of peace and harmony. He said every segment of the society will have to play its role for bringing the country out of the quagmire of problems. PML -N government is making sincere efforts for progress and development of the country and making it a welfare state.
He said under these circumstances, politics of protest is totally unjustified and tantamount to creating hurdles in the journey towards progress and development. He said in view of security threats, sit-ins, public meetings, rallies and agitation are totally against the interest of the country. He said the elements engaged in protest politics should let the process of progress and development process go on uninterrupted in the interest of the nation instead of creating hurdles.
He said the government led by Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is determined to steer the country out of crises and the day is not far off when Pakistan will become a haven of peace, energy crisis and terrorism will be eliminated, economic activities will accelerate and Pakistan will become a strong economic force. He said solid economic policies of the government are yielding positive results and due to the steps taken by the government, foreign exchange reserves has increased while Pakistani currency has stabilised.
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