HYDERABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Hyderabad district president Mohammad Hanif Siddiqui has said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will announce a special development package for Hyderabad while addressing a public meeting here on March 25.

“The PM will announce mega development projects, including a 1,000-bed hospital, federal university, new connections of gas and power to villages and towns of Hyderabad. He will also announce revival of the Hyderabad airport,” he said while addressing a news conference held at the local press club on Monday.

He said the PM’s visit would bring a message of prosperity for the people of Hyderabad.

The district leader gave credit to the PML-N federal government for restoring peace in the country, especially in Karachi, by conducting operations against terrorism, extortion, armed robberies and other crimes.

Published in Dawn, March 21st, 2017

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