Country making progress under PM’s leadership: minister

MULTAN: Provincial Minister for Energy Dr Akhtar Malik Sunday said that the country was making progress with a rapid pace under vibrant leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Responding to recent statement of PM Imran Khan about denial to give bases to US, Dr Akhtar Malik lauded the bold stance of prime minister and stated that Pakistan was an independent state.

In past, the rulers were unable to come up with such bold stand, he added. The whole nation was standing by the PM Imran Khan, he said and added that the country was making progress politically and economically under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. About Kashmir issue, the provincial minister hoped that the people of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) would soon achieve independence.

He also inaugurated road scheme, Bahawalpur Road to Qasba Marral, costing Rs 10 million. Malik maintained that the separate allocations for South Punjab would surely help ensure matchless progress in the region. The government was utilising all possible resources for welfare of the masses, he added.