Federal Minister for Defence Production and Science & Technology Rana Tanveer Hussain said on Saturday that the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) government has steered the country out of crises, like energy shortage, terrorism, political instability.

Addressing an oathtaking ceremony of Sheikhupura Press Club office bearers here, he said that Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and his party’s performance was laudable during the last four years.

He said that pointing out social and public injustice at all levels is a responsibility of a journalist and the role of a journalist is important in uplift of the society.

He said that national institutions were inactive in 2013, while energy crisis and terrorism were major issues at the time of the PML-N taking charge of the government, adding that the incumbent government steered the country out of all these problems.

“Today, the culture of political confrontation has almost been eliminated,” he added.

He said that the media, democracy and politics were now free of any curbs and the country was put on the road to progress.

The minister said that other countries were acknowledging progress in the country, adding that Pakistan secured the top position among the Asian stock markets, and the fifth one in the world.

He claimed that loadshedding would be ended by the end of the current year as record power projects were initiated during the current tenure.

Rana said that terrorism had been overcome, investment was coming in the country and flow of economic activities had been increased during the current tenure of the PML-N government.

“Balochistan is on top of the list in development whereas it was the most deprived province in 2013,” he said. The minister said that Gawadar city would beat Dubai in economic activities in near future.

Rana claimed the PML-N would sweep the general elections 2018 on the basis of its performance.

He gave Rs 1 million to Sheikhupura Press Club for the betterment of the journalist community.

Peer Ashraf Rasool Shah, MPA, M Arif Sandhela, MPA, Press Club President Shehbaz Ahmad Khan, General Secretary M Islam Ghazi and several other notables attended the ceremony.