PM Shehbaz visit to GHQ
Respect of Shuhada, Ghazis binding on each Pakistani: PM
To send advice for NA dissolution to President today
Launches Rs377b project to solarise 100,000 agricultural tube wells
Staff Report
RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday appreciated the role of armed forces in protecting the integrity of Pakistan and robustly fighting the menace of terrorism across the country.
In a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the premier visit the General Headquarters (GHQ) on his farewell visit — a day before the dissolution of the National Assembly.
PM Shehbaz was received by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General AsimMunir. During his visit, the premier met the principal staff officers (PSOs) and was also presented with the Guard of Honour and laid a floral wreath at the Yadgar-e-Shuhada.
The premier was also the chief guest at a ceremony organised to pay tribute to the martyred and ghazis at the Army Auditorium. He also paid rich tribute to them and their families for their countless sacrifices and contributions made for the defence of the motherland.
“Shuhadas and Ghazis are our pride and their respect and honour is binding on each Pakistani. We must never forget that the peace and freedom we enjoy today are due to the ultimate sacrifices rendered by these brave sons of the soil,” the prime minister said.
“I salute their families for sacrificing their loved ones for Pakistan. It is now our earnest duty that we realise the supreme sacrifices of our Shuhada and Ghazis for the prosperity and well-being of each Pakistani”. PM remarked.
He further said that those who resorted to the desecration of the monuments of Shuhada, their faces will remain blackened in the history of this country and the proud people of Pakistan will never forget them.
PM Shehbaz distributed cheques of special financial assistance among 70 families of martyrs and 30 war-wounded persons. Laptops were also distributed amongst the wards of Shuhada undergoing their academic pursuits.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressing a ceremony in Islamabad on Tuesday confirmed that he would write to President Dr Arif Alvi today (August 9) to dissolve the National Assembly, which would bring the incumbent government’s term to a marginally premature end. PM Shehbaz said, “After completing our [government’s] term tomorrow, I will write and send [the advice] to the president to dissolve the assembly and then an interim government will take over.”
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday launched a Rs377 billion “revolutionary” project to solarise 100,000 agricultural tube wells across the country, which he said was inevitable and the only way forward to make the country progress.
“This is a revolutionary step as without it, no one can think of Pakistan making progress… I want to give a message that no other project can match the significance of solar energy,” the prime minister said addressing the launching ceremony here which marked the distribution of solar tube well certificates to Islamabad-based-farmers.
Calling agriculture the only sector to turn around the national economy, he said the provision of low-cost power supply was inevitable to not only the farmers but also the households, shopkeepers and industry to make the exports competitive.
Lamenting the previous governments’ negligence for not exploiting the immense resources of hydel and solar energy, he said the provision of low cost electricity was the foremost obligation of every government.
He said during last 16 months, his government made utmost efforts to launch the project but the political situation and uncertainty about the IMF agreement caused the delay.
