My heart bleeds over the plight of the people of Sindh: Shehbaz

Author: Staff Report

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President and Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with Provincial PML-N President Sindh Shah Muhammad Shah, on Thursday and discussed different matters of mutual interest including political situation in the country.

Shah Muhammad Shah briefed the Punjab chief minister about organisational activities and party matters pertaining to Sindh province.

The CM said that energy crisis and terrorism have been overcome by the PML-N government and asked if anybody could better serve the people than this.

The United Nations Development Programme has also certified the development in Punjab and has termed that Punjab is leading Sindh and other provinces in health and education sectors. Years have passed but nobody has paid any attention to improving the lot of the landless tillers and my heart weeps over the plight of Sindh province, he said. Sindh will be made prosperous and developed province if an opportunity is accorded by Almighty Allah, he added.

Shah said that people of Sindh want change for development and prosperity and are looking towards Shehbaz Sharif with hopeful eyes. They have full confidence and pride over the leadership of Shehbaz Sharif and PML-N will achieve important successes in next elections in Sindh province, he concluded.

Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan, members of national and provincial assemblies, party ticket holders and leaders of PML-N called on Sharif also on Thursday and reposed their full confidence over his leadership.

Talking on the occasion, the CM said that PML-N government has worked tirelessly for public welfare and prosperity. It has introduced mega projects for composite development of urban and rural areas in the province. He said that performance of the PML-N government has also been acknowledged by the UNDP and thanked Almighty Allah for it. He said that Punjab government has introduced wonderful development schemes in health, education, infrastructure development and other sectors. Credit also goes to the Punjab government for ensuring timely completion of development schemes along with saving of more than Rs 682 billion. If an opportunity is accorded by Almighty Allah, many more public welfare projects will be introduced after the elections, he said. Without caring for the undue criticism of the opponents, the journey of development will be continued as the opponents are fearful of the historic development agenda of the PML-N government and have run out of steam. He said that conscious people of Pakistan have fully recognized that who has served them and they are firmly standing with us. People will vote to the agenda of development and prosperity instead of giving any importance to agitation and sit-in, he said. He said the people will be served with renewed energies if they showed their confidence over us again and added that joint efforts are needed to make the country great and strong.

Those who called on Sharif included Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Member of Provincial Assembly Ghulam Dastagir Lak, Muhammad Ilyas, Abid Raza Kotla, Chaudhry Mubashar, Pir Ijaz Hashmi, Awais Leghari, Barrister Rana Javed Iqbal and others.

Published in Daily Times, May 25th 2018.

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