Loadshedding to go, masses to get cheap power: Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the government is making all-out efforts to eliminate loadshedding in the country and all its endeavours in this regard are aimed at providing cheap electricity to the masses. He showed his resolve that the government agenda would bring the nation out of multiple crises being faced by the countrymen.

He said, “The government’s ultimate mission is to raise the living standard of the common man and all the projects of energy, economy and infrastructure sectors are people-oriented.”

He was talking to Leader of the House in the Senate Raja Zafarul Haq, who called on him at the Prime Minister’s House here on Saturday.

Raja Zafar, the Chairman of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), had discussion with Nawaz Sharif on political situation in the country.

Prime Minister Nawaz said that the government was making all-out efforts to resolve the power and gas shortages in the country.

He said the government had invested billions of rupees in the energy sector and through completion of the ongoing energy projects, it would not only eliminate loadshedding but would also be able to provide cheap electricity to consumers.

The prime minister expressed the hope that the completion of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would not only prove to be a game changer for the country but also a fate changer for the whole region. The country’s law and order situation had significantly improved and its impact was already being realised by the business community, both domestically and internationally, he added.

The prime minister said the confidence of the international financial markets in Pakistan’s positive economic outlook was a proof of its successful march towards attaining long-term economic stability. “Increase in tax revenue through tax administration, increase in foreign exchange reserves well over $20 billion, resolution of energy issues including electricity tariff rationalisation and reforms in the gas sector have significantly contributed to economic stability in the country,” the prime minister remarked.

He said the government was pursuing its development agenda simultaneously for creation of economic activities and generation of employment opportunities leading to reduction in poverty.

Raja Zafarul Haq appreciated the visionary leadership of the premier and said that his agenda of development and prosperity would steer the country out of the problems being faced by the country today.