Minister says the govt wanted to
improve living
standards of people.
He was speaking to newsmen at Bagh-i-Jinnah after inaugurating a ladies gymnasium.
“Soon Pakistan will be an Asian Tiger,” he said.
He said the government had devoted all its resources for the uplift of energy, health and communication sectors.
He said the government wanted to improve living standards of the people.
He said several projects in collaboration with Chinese companies were on the cards.
He said that there was need to develop consensus on the construction of river water reservoirs like Kalabagh dam. He said these water projects would also help produce cheap energy to meet future needs of the country.
“Some political parties are trying to instigate the armed forces against a democratic government,” he said. “Leaders of such political parties should be tried under Article 6 of the Constitution.”
“It is unfortunate that some political parties are trying to create a rift when there is none,” he said.
He said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had launched a number of programmes which would generate thousands of jobs and strengthen the economy.
The state minister said Pakistan Awami Tehrik chief Allama Tahirul Qadri was a foreigner who had no clue how Pakistani politics worked.
He said Qadri had no electoral support and could only support “negative politics.”
He said Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan was creating hurdles and encouraging differences between national institutions.
He said, “Those who are creating a scene by giving an impression of a big political alliance in London are living in a fool’s paradise. Rejected politicians cannot succeed.”
Ali also criticised Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon and said he should avoid encouraging differences on the basis of ethnicity.
The minister said the Sindh government should focus on ensuring merit and transparency and should launch more development-oriented projects.
“No one should be allowed to play the ethnic card for their vested interests and political point-scoring,” Ali said.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 2nd, 2014.
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Now this is funny. A senior male minister inaugurating ladies Gymnasium. Only in Pakistan.
He is talking like PM, no vision, no plan, just talk, talk ,talk He inaugurate Ladies Gymnasium ,first this Govt should protect women from animals, many women in Punjab recently has been killed in different way, nothing done, no arrest, no punishment Shame on the Govt
Mr. Sherali's comments should be treated no more than political statements. If he wasn't Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif's nephew, he couldn't get a job in WAPDA leave alone become a minister of water and power. May Allah help Pakistan become Asian tiger and I fully support Nawaz Sharif's initiatives. But 'Aqraba Parwari' should be stopped and people should be appointed on merit.