ISLAMABAD—Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Tuesday said government is focusing on improving the infrastructure in Southern Punjab and improve its linkages with the rest of the country to accelerate development of remote areas of the country.
He observed this while talking to Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari, MNA, former president and a prominent leader of PML who called on him at the National Assembly chamber. They also discussed the local bodies elections and political situation in the country. Prime minister said that the government is working on implementation of Khushal Pakistan Programme for providing clean water, roads, gas and electricity beside health and education. The government is committed to provide electricity to all by 2007, he held. Meanwhile talking to Babar Khan Ghouri, Minister for Ports Shipping Dr Farooq Sattar, MNA Adil Siddiqui and Kanwar Naveed who called on him at his chambers, the prime minister expressed satisfaction on the emooth and peaceful conduct of local bodies election in Karachi and congratulated the Sindh administration and law enforcing agencies for their performance. The prime minister said that local bodies is the first step for strengthening democracy in country. The huge turn out reflects the confidence reposed in the system by the people and we now need to take it forward, he added. Honest and selfless people mist be elected as Nazims to fulfill the expectations of the people. The prime minister said that Pakistan Muslim League will take its allied parties along with it so that the coalition government can work together fo the development and prosperity of the country. The Prime Minster said the voter turnout in the local bodies polls was an endorsement of the success of the system and now it was vital that honest and dedicated people work selflessly to solve the problems faced by the people.
He referred to the Khushal Pakistan programme, which he said would provide electricity, gas, roads and clean drinking water besides improving the sanitation. On the social sector, he said, the government has taken several initiatives like launching a Rs. 2.5 billion programme for containing hepatitis and reinvigorating Basic Health Units to provide primary, secondary and tertiary health care to the people.