Electricity issue worsened by previous govts: PM

Author: Agencies

SHERGARH: Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif has said that previous governments worsened the electricity issue and “gave the gift of load-shedding” to the country.

While addressing a gathering in Shergarh town of Okara district on Saturday, PM announced Rs500 million for gas projects in 100 villages. Criticizing his opponents the prime minister said that previous governments worsened the electricity issue and “gave the gift of load shedding” to the country.

“We are engaged in working not sitting idle. They are protesting while we are serving you,” he said.

Earlier, the prime minister joined farmers in Shergarh to formally inaugurate the wheat harvesting activity and symbolically harvested a bunch of wheat crop. The prime minister was accompanied by Pakistan Muslim League-N member of National Assembly Muhammad Ashiq Hussain Shah and other high officials.

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