2024-07-09 01:25:10
(Isa Khan Tareen) Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the federation will transfer 28 thousand tube wells of the province to solar together with Balochistan, we will improve things together, we completed the IMF program this month. It has to be done, if you don’t take a tough decision, you will have to go to the IMF again.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has arrived in Quetta on a one-day visit, where he made the announcement while addressing the signing ceremony of the farmers’ package agreement between the federal and provincial governments.
He said that a decision has been taken to switch the tubewells from feeders to solar power, which has just been signed between the federal and provincial governments.
The Prime Minister said that 28,000 farmers will benefit from this and the federal government used to pay the deficit of non-payment of the bill of 80, 90 billion rupees per year, it will be saved.
Shahbaz Sharif said that if the last 10 years are estimated, on average 500 billion rupees will be saved by the federal government, cheap electricity will be available and fields will be irrigated. The Chief Minister of Balochistan has assured the completion of this project in 3 months, if he is successful, he will call him to Islamabad and praise him publicly.
Later, while addressing the meeting of the provincial cabinet, the Prime Minister said that during the last 10 years, the federation has given 500 billion rupees to the province, but the electricity bills have not been paid, the federation has borne this burden.
Shahbaz Sharif said that Balochistan is the most important province of the country, its budget was increased by 100% under the NFC award. To prevent this loss, we are cutting the electricity connections of 28 thousand tubewells and giving them solar connections, solar electricity is the cheapest electricity in the world, it is cheaper than hydroelectricity.
He said that there are 10 lakh tube wells across the country which run on oil, whose import bill is 3.5 billion dollars, they will soon come up with this project, agricultural training will be given to 1000 degree holders from across the country. For this, the federation will send to China, in which the share of Balochistan will be more than other provinces. He said that we will improve things together, we have to complete the IMF program this month. Will have to go to the IMF.
Earlier, Balochistan Governor Jafar Khan Mandukhel and Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti welcomed Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on his arrival in Quetta.
Later, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met Governor Balochistan in Quetta. Governor Balochistan expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister for taking special interest in development and prosperity.
After that, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in the meeting, the Prime Minister was informed about the law and order situation and progress on development projects.
According to a report by the official Radio Pakistan, the prime minister will announce a big package for the development and prosperity of the farmers of Balochistan from the federal and Balochistan governments.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister will also talk to media representatives, he will also meet the members of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan.
It should be remembered that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif paid a one-day visit to Karachi yesterday.
2024-07-09 01:25:10