Country paid heavy price of PTI govt’s blunders: PM
Launches multibillion projects in Lahore
LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Sunday lambasted the “criminal negligence and inefficient performance” of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) government led by former prime minister Imran Khan Niazi.
“The country paid a heavy price for their (PTI govt) blunders and political vendetta,”he said this while performing the soft launching of various development projects in Lahore.
The prime minister launched various development projects which included Rs 50 billion Medical City, Rs 52 billion National Health Support Programme, and Rs 30 billion Population Welfare Programme.
On the occasion, he also broke grounds for the SL-3 Lahore Ring Road project, Shadara to Kala Shah Kaku Metro Bus extension project, and inaugurated 1263 MW Punjab Thermal power plant in Jhang with a capacity of generating 10 billion inexpensive units annually.
Addressing the ceremony, the PM said Imran Niazi had neglected the completion of the gas-fired Haveli Bahadur Shah power plant due to his animosity with the PML-N leadership and the country had to pay an additional whopping amount of Rs 77 billion besides, its original cost of Rs74 billion at that time due to non-functionality. He said the project was to be inaugurated in 2019 but it was stalled due to criminal negligence of Imran Niazi and the lack of interest of the previous government.
A huge amount of the nation went down the drain, causing huge losses for the poor country, he opined, adding it was one of the worst examples of PTI’s bad governance. “Who will be held accountable for such a blunder? It is the continuation of a saga of 75 years for which they were all responsible,” he quipped.
Why the judiciary did not take suo motu for such negligence? the prime minister questioned.
Governor Punjab Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman here on Sunday called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Syed Mohsin Naqvi, chief secretary and IG Punjab Police were also present in the meeting, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
During the meeting, the prime minister was given a briefing over the law and order situation in the province.
The prime minister appreciated the performance of the provincial administration and Punjab police for maintaining law and order during Muharram ul Harram and Ashura. Agencies
