LAHORE, Dec 22 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that PTI Government will ensure rights of the people and all resources are being utilized to uplift the living standard of masses.
He was addressing at a ceremony in Lahore on Saturday in connection with the performance of PTI’s Punjab Government in first 100 days.
He said that in past, half of whole provincial budget was spent on development of Lahore city alone and even funds allocated for welfare of workers were diverted to Lahore.
The Prime Minister said that corrupt practices of the previous rulers have ruined the economy of the country and our exports are only worth 24billion Dollars which is far less than small states like Singapore. He said that we can move forward by learning from our past mistakes.
Prime Minister appreciated Punjab Cheif Minsiter Sardar Usman Buzdar’s honesty and integrity. He appreciated Punjab Finance Minister for a comprehensive presentation about the provincial government’s performance.
He said civil code procedure will be reformed in order to reduce the time involved in disposition of cases.
The Prime Minister further stated that the courts will decide the cases in one year time after the introduction of reforms.Thiswill be started in center, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa and Balochistan soon he added.
He said police reforms are mandatory to depoliticize the department and make it a modern law enforcement force.
Imran Khan said protection of rights of minorities is part of the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah who struggled for a separate country for Muslims that would also ensure equal rights to people of other faiths.
Referring to the protest of opposition on NAB cases, he said these cases were set up during the tenure of previous government and PTI government has no role in it.
He said the only difference is that incumbent government did not stop the accountability process as done previously.
The Prime Minister said in clear terms that there will be no compromise on accountability and the future of country will be at stake if corrupt people are not taken to task.
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Source: VNS, Lahore
