RAHIM YAR KHAN, Oct 21: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) did not learn any lesson from past and its chairperson Benazir Bhutto was only interested in getting cases against her removed, said Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi.

Addressing a public gathering at City Park on Sunday, Mr Elahi said the PPP had put off its slogan of “Roti, Kapra aur Makan”. He alleged Ms Bhutto wanted to handover nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan to international agencies for interrogation and wanted the foreign troops invade in the country but she would fail.

He said Ms Bhutto was against the Kalabagh Dam with was essential for development of the country.

The chief minister inaugurated Khwaja Fareed Bridge at Bangla Iccha on the Indus River. The Rs2.75 billion bridge will connect Rahim Yar Khan with Rajanpur and 70 kilometres distance between the two cities will be mitigated.

He inaugurated a stadium, sewerage and water supply schemes and a Rescue 1122 Centre. He announced the upgrading of the 675-bed hospital to 1,322-bed hospital at a cost of Rs4 billion.

He announced a dental school, a nursing college, a 20-bed cardiac centre and a 50-bed Social Security Hospital for the city. He also announced eight hostels for the Sheikh Zayed Medical College.

He said a women’s college would be set up in Bagh-o-Bahar Town in Khanpur. The district government and traffic police impounded transport creating hardships for the public. Traffic police also blocked all roads of the city as security measures. Despite all these tactics, 65 per cent of chairs were vacant at the venue.