ATTOCK, Jan 10: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has termed the Kalabagh dam the future lifeline of Pakistan and said it will be built with consensuses, as it is very essential for the economical and agricultural stability of the country.

Speaking during a visit to a tent village set up here for quake victims, he appreciated the people of Attock district for showing their support for the construction of the Kalabagh dam, despite the fact that its construction would negatively affect the district.

Speaking on the occasion, District Nazim Tahir Sadik said about 22 villages would suffer loss due to the dam plan, but “we should ignore these small individual damages and give preference to the country interests, as it will bring economical and agricultural prosperity to the country”.

He said the people of Attock district and tehsil governments had extended great cooperation in setting up the tent village in Fateh Jhang and in provision of meal and other facilities to the accommodated victims on self-help basis.

About political activities, he said the district was a stronghold of the PML, as his group once again had won the slot of district nazim and all six seats of tehsil nazims with a majority in the recent local body’s election. He expressed the hope that the PML would win all the national and provincial seats of the district in next general elections.

He said the overwhelming success of his group in the district was a sign of public confidence, which he had achieved due to his four-year outstanding performance during the last tenure for the uplift of the district.