SIALKOT, Pakistan: The Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday said Pakistan, despite all hurdles, was rapidly moving ahead towards the goal of economic development and political stability.
While addressing the participants after inaugurating the newly established upgraded NADRA office besides launching One Window Operation at NADRA Office Narowal, the minister said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government was fulfilling its all promises made with the public including raising their living standard besides overcoming the energy crisis.
The minister said PML-N had won the general election of 2013 on the promise of development and it fulfilled its commitment, besides ending terrorism and energy shortage to a larger extent.
Ahsan Iqbal said in 2013 Pakistan was considered the most dangerous country of the world due to terrorism and deteriorating law and order situation, and loadshedding was 20 hours long while the industrial activity was badly hampered due to power shortage.
The interior minister said that due to its strong policies, the PML-N government had been able to overcome the energy shortage, adding, “In the past, the Country was facing 20-hour electricity loadshedding a day.”
The minister said the PML-N government had added around 10,000 MW electricity to national grid in last four years as compared to 16,000 MW which were added in the last 66 years.
Ahsan Iqbal said that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project would change the destiny of Pakistan as the two Countries were taking ahead the project to its next stages successfully.
The minister said today the world was focusing eyes on Pakistan besides terming it as an ideal Country for foreign investment.
Earlier, the interior minister launched the advanced One Window Operation services for 1.7 million population of Narowal district at the newly established NADRA Center in Narowal.
