LAHORE, March 23: PML-N president Mian Shahbaz Sharif says his party will convert Punjab Chief Minister's House into an information technology university.

The step would help in proper utilisation of the luxuriant building and its premises, he said in his address while presiding over a function to mark Pakistan Day at Aiwan-i-Karkunan-i-Pakistan here on Sunday.

Majid Nizami, Dr Javaid Iqbal, Sartaj Aziz, Brig (retd) Zafar Iqbal were prominent among the participants of the function organised by Nazria-i-Pakistan Foundation.

Shahbaz Sharif said his party would take practical steps instead of merely raising slogans.

“Children from poor families will get free education in professional institutions. Quality education and proper health facilities will be made available at rural areas to make Pakistan a true Islamic welfare state as envisaged by Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal.”

Shahbaz said PML-N would lead the country towards progress and prosperity by implementing the 'Charter of Democracy'.

He said Pakistan Day today had assumed a greater significance because of the victory of the democratic forces.

Shahbaz Sharif expressed the hope that the coalition candidate for the slot of prime minister would get 85 per cent votes.

He hoped the new government would reduce poverty in the country and lead Pakistan towards a prosperous future.

Shahbaz objected to delay in calling sessions of provincial assemblies and said that 160 million people of Pakistan were waiting to see democracy take roots in the country — a prospect for which the nation actively participated in the 2008 polls.—APP