‘Public welfare, development schemes among top government priorities’

Sindh Governor Mohammad Zubair has said that public welfare and human development programmes are among the top priorities of the federal government, a statement said on Tuesday.

 Talking to a delegation, jointly led by legislators Syed Shafqat Shah Shirazi and Ejaz Shah Shirazi, the governor urged the public representatives to raise their voice on the floor of the house about problems being faced by people of their respective constituencies.

 "It is incumbent upon the members of the national and provincial assemblies to ensure proper legislation that may help solve the difficulties faced by the masses,” the governor said. He said members of treasury and opposition benches were equally responsible to deliver and that the federal government held a vision of development for remote areas of the country.

The delegation, which also included Ayaz Shah Shirazi and Hanif Memon, apprised the Sindh governor of the problems being faced people in their respective constituencies. Talking about the hindrances faced by them in completion of different public welfare schemes in least developed areas of the province, the visiting legislators expressed their confidence that the relief package announced by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for Thatta could mark a difference. It was discussed in the meeting that the PM's relief package for Thatta included provision for a 500-bed hospital along with a healthcare scheme, a potable water scheme and other public utility projects.

The governor said a series of measures were being adopted to expedite development programmes in underdeveloped areas of the province. Zubair said the federal government’s national economic policy had produced a far reaching impact on the lives of underprivileged people.