PM Shehbaz launches Margalla Avenue project

Also launches historic Rs20b package for rural areas of capital

ISLAMABAD:

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated Margalla Avenue which connected new sectors of Islamabad with GT Road.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, the prime minister said the country possessed huge natural resources as it had the best minds and manpower. He added that the dream of a prosperous and developed Pakistan could only be fulfilled by rising above mutual differences, burying conspiracies, and maintaining the rule of law in the country.

"The only thing that laps is the will to do", he said, adding that although it was a difficult task but not impossible to bring the country out of crisis. All the initiatives were being taken for the development and prosperity of the people of Islamabad and its attached areas, he said, adding that due to the past government's criminal negligence, the citizens of the federal capital had to wait for years to enjoy their due facilities.

Last year was devastating both in terms of natural calamities and on the political front as the country faced devastating floods and the political opponents hatched conspiracies against the country, he said.

The prime minister said that recently he visited Baku, where he saw smooth and clean roads and beautiful landscapes and gardening along the roads. He advised Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah to take his team to Baku to get first-hand experience and apply in Pakistan as well.

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said the prime minister had inaugurated an important road Margalla Avenue, adding that he had also launched a historic Rs20 billion package for rural areas of the federal capital.

Later, the prime minister also laid the foundation stone of the upgradation and rehabilitation project of Sikander-e-Azam Road. He was told that the 7.5 kilometer road would be completed at a cost of Rs3.5 billion and it would connect the district Haripur and Khanpur Dam.

The prime minister directed the relevant authorities to complete the project on time.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, June 21^st, 2023.