TAXILA: Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Saturday inaugurated various projects under a multi-million development package for the rural areas of Taxila.

The package included upgradation of girls’ school, construction and rehabilitation of roads.

Addressing a public gathering at Lub Meel near Taxila, the minister said that Rs30 million would be spent on upgradation of girls elementary school to higher secondary school, Rs165 million had been allocated for rehabilitation of 7.5km-long Union council Usman Khattar – Bodo road and Rs50 million would be spent on construction of 2.30-km-long Bodo-Bajjar road.

He said all the development work would be completed during the current fiscal year.

He said the government was focusing on real issues like tackling inflation and was least concerned about opposition parties’ anti-government moves, which could not succeed in the past.

He said Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) no time to discuss public interest issues but was organising public meetings.

“The PDM has become a haven for the elements involved in corruption, but the nation has fully recognised the faces of those who have looted the country,” he said.

While criticising former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, he said the leader of PML-N was enjoying a luxurious life in expensive apartments in London.

Though price hike was an international phenomenon, the PTI government was trying to bring down the prices particularly of food items, he added.

He said all out efforts were being made to provide relief to citizens as Prime Minister Imran Khan weekly chaired meeting to review prices of essential commodities and solid steps were being taken to control prices.

Local bodies elections would be held in March or April next year and it would be a rehearsal for the next general elections, he said adding, due to the PTI government’s performance people would again elect the party to bring real change in the country.

The prisons were the future of the opposition leaders, he added.

He said the opposition was working on the agenda of enemies, Sarwar added. He said it was the constitutional and democratic right of the government to complete its constitutional term.

He said for the first time in Pakistan, work was being done to strengthen the institutions in true sense. He said that all political and religious parties must play their positive role in tackling the challenges faced by Pakistan.

Published in Dawn, December 12th, 2021