Shehbaz orders ministries to address Sindh’s development concerns

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday directed the removal of issues and concerns of the Sindh government about development.

He issued these directives during a meeting with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah who called on him here. Federal ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Ahad Khan Cheema, Sardar Awais Khan Leghari, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Jehanzeb Khan and relevant senior officials also attended the meeting, the PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.

Shehbaz said cooperation among the Federation and provinces was imperative for the revival of economy, adding that economic stability was their main objective. He directed the federal ministers to seek permanent resolutions to the financial, economic and other issues of Sindh province. He also asked to take all the provinces on board and include them in the consultation process during the preparation of upcoming development budget. Meanwhile, chairing an important meeting on the matters related to the Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives and Public Private Partnership Authority, Shehbaz emphasized the initiation of such projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) that ensured sustainable development in the country.

Underlining the significance of third-party validation of all the mega national development projects, he observed that with the increase in revenues, enough funds could be made available for the uplift projects, the PM Office Media Wing said in a press release. The prime minister also directed the constitution of a cabinet committee for planning the development budget and PSDP. The committee would furnish a mechanism over PSDP programmes through short, medium and long-term proposals.