Kissan package subjected to political victimisation, says PM Nawaz

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Kissan package subjected to political victimisation, says PM Nawaz
LAHORE: Without naming PTI Chairman Imran Khan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said the relief package for farmers, announced by his government had become subjected to political victimisation because of a few people.

Speaking to media representatives here, he called upon farmers to ask those ‘opportunistic politicians’ opposed to the package as to why their lives were being ruined.

“Few politicians believe in the politics of sit-ins rather than the progress of Pakistan… A political party is inclined towards not participating in anything positive,” he remarked in an apparent reference to the PTI chief.

He cautioned that the Pak-China Economic Corridor should not be politised.

Prime Minister Sharif also vowed to steer the country out of the energy crisis. He said power vows of Karachi and the rest of Pakistan would be eliminated soon.

The premier said projects in the past have been plagued with kickbacks and for the first time there was an opportunity to complete a project at half the price of the NEPRA tariff. He added that the government was working on energy generation projects and several of those would be completed by 2017. The projects would be built at a savings of Rs110 billion, Sharif said.

The prime minister also answered criticism of the metro bus project, saying the government had established a way people could travel with safety and respect.

He went on to say that a metro train project would also be launched, which would be of benefit to the entire city of Lahore.

Answering his opponents, who say that schools are not being built due to the metro project, the prime minister brought attention to how the metro bus was being used to take children to school.

Prime Minister Sharif further said that his government had created consensus on Operation Zarb-e-Azb, National Action Plan (NAP) and establishment of military courts. He also spoke of the operation in Karachi, which he said had been ongoing for two years and was successful.