PM Shehbaz says he will not tolerate any negligence in implementation of the Kissan package

ISLAMABAD, Nov 24, (SABAH): Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif says he will not tolerate any negligence in implementation of the Kissan package.

Chairing the review meeting on the implementation of Kissan Package in Islamabad on Thursday, PM Shehbaz Sharif said the government is providing subsidy on tube wells to the farmers in the flood affected areas.

The Prime Minister said in this difficult time, the government is providing all kinds of support to its farmers for the upcoming crop.

He said Gwadar port will be used for 50 percent cargo of wheat and urea. He further said that the full functioning of Gwadar Port is key for the development of Balochistan. The Prime Minister said all steps will be taken to make Gwadar port operational.

The meeting was informed in detail about the implementation of Kisan Package. In the meeting, the prime minister was also given a detailed briefing on the subsidy given to the farmers on tube wells, the facilities and assistance given to the farmers in the flood affected areas for the next crop.

Meanwhile a meeting of federal cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is in progress in Islamabad.

At the outset of the meeting, the Prime Minister termed the establishment of Loss and Damage Fund for the countries affected by climate change and assurances by the international community to help Pakistan deal with the devastation caused by floods as a big triumph of the country on diplomatic front.

The Prime Minister was appreciative of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb and Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman for successfully highlighting the damage wreaked by Pakistan floods at the climate summit in Sharm Al Sheikh.

Shehbaz Sharif also commended relief and rehabilitation efforts in the flood ravaged areas.

The cabinet offered fateha for the departed soul of the mother of Principal Secretary Syed Tauqeer Shah as well as the personnel of law enforcing agencies martyred in recent incidents.