ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the federal government is working on a comprehensive plan for reforms in different sectors of the economy.
Addressing the Federal Cabinet meeting in Islamabad Tuesday he said agriculture, power sector, digitalization of FBR, commerce and trade are the key focuses of this plan.
The Prime Minister said the package recently announced by the Punjab government for electricity consumers, using electricity between 200 to 500 units, is from the provincial budget and there is no contribution by the federal government to it.
He regretted the rumors in this regard, adding that there should be no politics on relief measures, and instead all the provincial governments should follow this example and provide relief to the people.
The Prime Minister said the federal government is striving to provide relief to people across the country. He said the electricity bill relief package covered about 86 percent of consumers across Pakistan.
Shehbaz Sharif also mentioned the 70 billion rupees program in collaboration with the federal and Balochistan governments to convert 28,000 tube wells in the province to solar energy. He said the federal government has a share of 55 billion rupees in this project.
Highlighting the measures to stabilize the economy of the country, the Prime Minister said inflation is at the lowest rate in the last three years as it has decreased to 11 percent from 38 percent. He vowed to continue efforts to further reduce it.
About the recent damages caused by monsoon rains in different parts of Pakistan, the Prime Minister appreciated NDMA’s efforts in this regard.
