Those who made tall claims did practically nothing: Nawaz Sharif

QUETTA, Nov 15 (SABAH): Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said they didn’t want government and were aspiring for a prosperous Pakistan. He said those who made tall claims did practically nothing.

Speaking at a convention of PML-N workers in the provincial capital, Nawaz Sharif who has served the country thrice as prime minister mentioned that hatred, abusive language and jealousy had ruined the society.

He addressed the gathering after chairing a meeting that reviewed the preparations made by the PML-N for elections as well as the steps being taken to strengthen party in the province for making it an effective political force.

He wondered where the promised change was, asking the people to question those who were making tall claims about it.

Nawaz Sharif said that what happened in new Pakistan, projected started by us were stopped, adding that in past the projects were used to not complete even in 20 years but we completed the projected even in months. Nawaz Sharif said that if our government had not ended then poverty, backwardness and economic deteriorating would have been ended. Nawaz Sharif said that they got rid of electricity load shedding in 2017, adding that the terrorism was eradicated from Karachi, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and whole country. He said that the people should remember who has done what. He said that Metro and Orange Line were established by Shehbaz Sharif but what was established in new Pakistan. Nawaz Sharif said that Quetta is the same which he had left, adding that what was done new after us.

Separately, Nawabzada Lashkari Raisani at a joint press conference with former premier and PML-N President Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif earlier in the day said that Nawaz Shairf “knows and understands” the challenges faced by the country.

Nawaz said many people had promised a heaven on earth but did nothing practical, he said, but it was the PML-N, which focused on Gwadar, Quetta, Zhob and all the other regions. “There is certainly a difference between those people and us”.

“We developed a road network in Balochistan and constructed dams. We provided Rs50 billion for the construction of Kachhi Canal,” the former prime minister reminded his party leaders and workers.

The road link between Quetta and Islamabad was supposed to be completed in 2018, but the project hadn’t been materialised yet, he regretted and noted that the students from Balochistan had a right to study in the country’s top educational institutions.

Nawaz asked the audience to inform their children, relatives and friends who had served Balochistan. “I am talking about Gwadar ever since I became the prime minister for the first time.”

About the future plans, the PML-N supremo said they wanted to rescue the people who were paying inflated electricity bills.

“We will introduce a scheme under which we can supply solar panel to the people,” he said, listing solar energy as their primary focus.

In her speech, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, PML-N Chief oRganiser who said Balochistan would experience a complete change in three to four years, as she talked about ensuring equal rights for the children of Balochistan.

“Quality education is a right of children in Balochistan. They must have access to it,” she stressed, adding that equality would lead to a prosperous future for them.