People need development, prosperity instead of hollow slogans: Aleem Khan.

LAHORE -- Punjab Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has said that people need development and prosperity instead of hollow slogans and political activities.

He was presiding over a review meeting of ongoing and completed development projects in different areas of NA-129 and PP-158, here on Sunday.

He said the opposition parties were pursuing a policy of criticism for the sake of criticism while the government was working on building the country. He said that funds were being used to solve problems of people in different areas and the focus was on solving real problems instead of launching ceremonial projects.

Abdul Aleem Khan said that unfortunately, in the last 10 years, the Nawaz-League gave importance to money-making only in the name of mega projects, which resulted in multiplication of problems in densely populated areas.

He said that in NA-129, PP-157 and 158, a strategy had been formulated keeping in view development of these areas at the union council level and focal persons have been deployed for different sectors. He said these focal persons were completing development works as per the needs of people. Complaints related to various departments were also being monitored and addressed on daily basis, the minister added.

Earlier, the meeting was told that a mega project of construction of Zarar Shaheed Road at a cost of 16.5 crore had been...

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