Youth loans to be granted on merit, not party affiliation: Nawaz
Says party affiliations are only limited to election campaigning.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. PHOTO: REUTERS
MINGORA:
The Prime Minister Youth Business Loans will be granted on merit and not party affiliation, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday.
The prime minister was speaking at a youth loan ceremony in Mingora.
Nawaz stressed that it does not matter if an applicant belongs to Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz , Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf or any other political party; they will get a loan if they qualify.
“Party affiliations are limited to election campaigning; now that I’m the prime minister of the entire nation, these differences don’t matter,” he said.
He further said that no recommendation from any powerful person will be allowed to influence the decision to grant loans. “Deserving applicants will get the loan,” he said, adding that as a head of the state, he should stick to justice even if it costs him the premiership.
Nawaz said the people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and the Federally Administer Tribal Areas (FATA) deserve the loans the most.
He assured them that the share of provinces in the scheme is based on the population and not on the number of applications received from each province.
The Prime Minister Youth Business Loans will be granted on merit and not party affiliation, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday.
The prime minister was speaking at a youth loan ceremony in Mingora.
Nawaz stressed that it does not matter if an applicant belongs to Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz , Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf or any other political party; they will get a loan if they qualify.
“Party affiliations are limited to election campaigning; now that I’m the prime minister of the entire nation, these differences don’t matter,” he said.
He further said that no recommendation from any powerful person will be allowed to influence the decision to grant loans. “Deserving applicants will get the loan,” he said, adding that as a head of the state, he should stick to justice even if it costs him the premiership.
Nawaz said the people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and the Federally Administer Tribal Areas (FATA) deserve the loans the most.
He assured them that the share of provinces in the scheme is based on the population and not on the number of applications received from each province.