PM urges MPs to focus on uplift projects

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani asked the elected members of the Parliament to focus on the public welfare development projects in their respective constituencies on the priority basis in accordance with the immediate need and availability of resources.
The Government, he said, would continue to support the projects in the backward areas despite financial constraints.
The Prime Minister was talking to the Parliamentarians, who met him in his chamber at the Parliament House here on Wednesday.
The Prime Minister advised the parliamentarians to work for the education and promotion of healthy activities among the youth of their respective areas. The prospects for creating economic opportunity within their constituencies, he added, may also help generate employment and to improve the living condition of the people. The Parliamentarians apprised the Prime Minister of the progress of projects in their respective areas and also the problems being faced in the same context.
The Minister for Labour and Manpower, Syed Khurshid Ali Shah and Minister of State for Finance Hina Rabbani Khar were also present in the meeting.