Services to the masses is pride for PML-N: Shahbaz Sharif

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that those interrupting the process of prosperity of farmers, labourers and the common man are not sincere to the masses.

Talking to different delegations ,Shahbaz Sharif said that opposition to public welfare projects is in fact opposition to the progress of the poor and downtrodden. He said that the elements involved in the negative politics of sit-ins and destruction are not interested in the development of the country and welfare of citizens.

He said that major decisions have been taken under the leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif for strengthening of economy and coping with the challenges being faced by the country and their implementation is yielding positive results. He said that due to effective policies of the government, economy is stabilizing and economic indicators are improving. He said that poverty, ignorance, unemployment and load-shedding will be eliminated from the country and a revolution of national progress and prosperity will be ushered in.

Shahbaz Sharif said that service to the masses and improvement in the living standard of deprived segments of the society is the pivot of politics of Pakistan Muslim League-N. He said that billions of rupees saved from projects are being spent on changing the socio-economic condition of the common man.

The Chief Minister said that the journey of progress and prosperity of the country started under the leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will be successfully completed. He said that government is working round the clock for resolving energy crisis. He said that power projects are being completed expeditiously and for the first time in the country’s history, coal-based energy projects are being set up. He said that work is in progress round the clock on a 1320 megawatt coal-based power project in Sahiwal.

Similarly, he said, foundation stone of gas-based Bhikki power plant of 1180 megawatt has also been laid while federal government is setting up two power plants of 2400 megawatt which will also be operated with gas. He said that a new history has been written by saving 110 billion rupees of the hard-earned money of the masses in these three projects.

Shahbaz Sharif said that these energy projects augur well for a bright future of the people of Pakistan. He said that due to Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif’s effective economic policies and completion of project with speed and transparency, the image of Pakistan has improved and local and foreign investors are also making investment in the country.

The Chief Minister said that Bhikki power plant will be a trendsetter and pave the way for gas-based energy projects. He further said that due to transparency and effective strategy of Punjab government with regard to Bhikki power plant, a huge sum of 38 billion rupees has been saved which is unprecedented in the history of Pakistan. He said that PML-N government is serving the masses sincerely and honestly and saving of billions of rupees in development projects is a splendid example of this fact. He said that the process of public service will be continued in future as well.

The delegation paid tributes to Shehbaz Sharif on speedy completion of development projects and saving of billions of rupees and said that the way he is serving the masses round the clock is unprecedented.