- CM pays surprise visit to flood-hit areas, Multan metro bus project
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has alleged that former President General (r) Pervez Musharaf and Punjab former Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi barred authorities from working on dam during their tenure.
However, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, after coming into power, has kicked off work on the projects of Bhasha and Dasu dams, he added.
He said that billions of rupees have been allocated for the construction of these dams and work has been started on the projects.
He expressed these views while addressing the people during his visit to various flood-hit areas of South Punjab on Saturday.
He said that the nations make progress through practical work and not by mere political statements.
He said flood affectees are fully aware that who was standing with them during 2010, 2014 and now in 2015 floods and who is trying to do politics on the miseries of the people.
The chief minister had to visit flood hit areas of district Layyah and other places of South Punjab, however, his helicopter could not land at Layyah due to inclement weather and schedule was altered.
While going back to Multan, the helicopter of the chief minister made emergency landing at Basti Wandan Mohlan.
Upon seeing the chief minister, a large number of people gathered, expressed their joy and raised slogan of Long live Shahbaz Sharif”.
Later, he reached Multan and paid a surprise visit to the metro bus project.
Replying to a question of journalists on the occasion, Shahbaz said there is only one lesson in the decision of Judicial Commission (JC) that we all should end the politics of lie, wrong statements and allegations and work together for the progress of country and the nation.
He said that those people who wasted precious time of the nation in the garb of sit-ins should now think for the country.
He said the entire nation knows that the sit-ins created hindrance in public welfare projects and caused huge loss to the national economy. He said that the JC has given a historic decision regarding allegations of rigging.
Replying to another question, the chief minister said that he is personally monitoring the rescue and relief operation in flood-hit areas of South Punjab.