Says those trying to promote anarchy and hamper process of prosperity are enemies of Pakistan; they fear completion of energy and other projects will end their politics
LAHORE
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan Muslim League-N government believes in the politics of service and values.
He said that those trying to promote anarchy and hamper the process of prosperity of the masses were enemies of Pakistan. He said that in a democratic setup, decisions were taken in parliament, not on roads. He said that protest politics had already caused a lot of loss to the country and there was no justification for it at a time when Pakistan was moving towards progress and prosperity. He said that those who were involved in negative politics did not want progress of the country or prosperity of the masses. He said that people of Pakistan were fully aware who was serving them and who was trying to create anarchy.
According to a handout, the chief minister said this while talking to a delegation of PML-N here on Saturday.
Shahbaz Sharif said that the elements involved in politics of agitation were bent upon wasting the precious time of the nation once again, and their aim of undue protest was to stop the process of speedy development. He said that those trying to create anarchy wanted to push the country into the darkness, and conscious people of Pakistan had rejected these elements through the power of the vote on every occasion.
He said the elements engaged in negative politics were afraid of the popularity of the PML-N as, under the leadership of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, it had set records of public service. He said that the elements staging protest were afraid that completion of energy and other development projects would end their politics. He said that the elements indulging in politics of protests and anarchy were unaware of the real problems faced by the people and they were increasing their problems through their unjustified protest. The chief minister said that government was determined to ensure a prosperous future for Pakistan.
US envoy meets CM: American Consul General in Lahore Yuriy Fedkiw said that America attached high importance to its relations with Pakistan The newly-appointed American Consul General in Lahore Yuriy Fedkiw met Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif here on Saturday. The chief minister congratulated Yuriy Fedkiw on assuming his new responsibilities and expressed good wishes for him. The chief minster said that the government was determined to make Pakistan a welfare state in accordance with the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He said that all the citizens, including the minorities, had equal rights in the country. He said that the whole nation was determined to rid the country of the menace of terrorism.
The chief minister said that setting up a society based on restraint, tolerance and harmony was the mission of the government. He said the armed forces and the people of Pakistan had rendered unprecedented sacrifices in the war against terrorism. He said that despite difficult circumstances, the brave Pak Army was successfully continuing the war against terrorists. Shahbaz Sharif said terrorists were enemy of the entire humanity, and the big powers should realise the problems of the countries facing terrorism. He said that friendship between the US and Pakistan was multi-dimensional. He hoped that relationships between the both countries would strengthen in future. The US consul general, Lahore, said that America attached high importance to its relations with Pakistan. He said that he had heard a lot about the work carried out by Shahbaz Sharif and now seen it personally. Quality and speed in the implementation of public welfare projects is the hallmark of the chief minister, he added.
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