ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister has said the government is finalizing a
project to provide better public transport facilities to the people of
Lahore, Rawalpindi and Islamabad, he said that new buses would be plied
on main routes in these cities to provide relief to the common man.
According
to a press release issued here on Saturday, this he said while talking
to the Federal Minister Samina Khalid Ghurki who called on him at Prime
Minister’s House. Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani told Samina
Khalid Ghurki, Federal Minister that she would be given a new portfolio
in lieu of her old Ministry, which has been devolved under the 18th
Constitutional Amendment.
The Prime Minister said that his
government is making concerted efforts to win gender balance in every
walk of life. He urged the Minister to mobilize the women folk of the
country to enhance their participation in the public affairs. He
observed that women participation in the public affairs is a key to
speed up social progress and development. He said that the Government
has taken a number of measures including legislations for smothering
hurdles and impediments in active participation of the women folk in
the national development.
The Prime Minister stated during the
meeting that the Government is finalizing a project to provide better
public transport facilities to the people of Lahore, Rawalpindi and
Islamabad. He said that new buses will be plied on main routes in these
cities to provide relief to the common man.
Mrs. Ghurki
apprised the Prime Minister about various development schemes launched
in her constituency for the public wellbeing. She also proposed various
new development schemes of public welfare in her constituency.
Political situation and Ramadan Package was also discussed in the
meeting. Online
