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Bring the FATA, PATA into country’s political mainstream – Nawaz
Promise Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif promised that he would bring the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA) into the country’s political mainstream. Plan Addressing a press conference before elections while unveiling PML-N Manifesto 2013, Premier Nawaz Sharif pledged to counter militancy and extremism by ensuring health, education and other facilities in the FATA …
We’ll work for creation of Hazra Province – PML-N
Promise President of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has promised that his party would initiate steps for the creation of Hazara province if voted to power. Mr Sharif made the promise to the people of Hazara while addressing an election rally at Mansehra district. Detail/Background In April 2010, when the highly publicized Eighteenth …
Zamurd Khan grabbing Sikandar was stupid, not heroic – Rana Sanaullah
Statement Rana Sanaullah, Law Minister Punjab and Member of Pakistan Muslim League-N, while expressing his views on an incident in which a Pakistani politician tried to grab a gunman and stop him from shooting, stated that Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Zamurd Khan’s attempt to grab Sikander Hayatt in the Blue Area of Islamabad was stupid, …
Government to end circular debt in 2 months – Finance Minister
Promise Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar promised to end Pakistan’s crippling circular debt, worth over Rs 500 billion, within 60 to 70 days. The minister promised this while presenting an economic survey of Pakistan on June 11, 2013 Plan The finance minister said that the government would take hard decisions for the betterment of Pakistan’s …
Local government elections across the country – PML-N
Promise PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif, while unveiling his party’s manifesto 2013 in a press conference at Lahore Press Club, promised that his party would conduct local government (LG) elections across the country within the first six months of the PML-N government. Plan In an interview with Truth Tracker, PML-N Spokesman Siddique Al Farooq said, “We are …
Dynamic national youth policy to be implemented: Nawaz
Promise “A dynamic National Youth Policy will be implemented,” Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif promised while announcing PML-N’s manifesto 2013 before general elections. The promise is in the party’s election manifesto on page 44. Plan Sharing his plan at a press conference, Nawaz said that the youth policy would be implemented through a skills development program …
Shahbaz Promises Solar Energy Park in Cholistan
The Promise Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif, in his speech on July 31, 2013, announced various plans to overcome the energy crisis, including building Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park in Cholistan, a desert area on 10,000 acres of land in south Punjab. Background Pakistan has been facing a severe energy crisis and electricity shortages for the past …
PTI to bring White Paper against election rigging
Promise Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), in early August, announced it would bring a White Paper against alleged election rigging. While addressing reporters at a press conference on August 5, in Islamabad, party chairman Imran Khan said that his party would issue a White Paper on August 16 regarding widespread election rigging in the 2013 general elections. Later, …
Muslim Ummah’s Titanic is sinking – Altaf Hussain
Statement Altaf Hussain, a London-based Pakistani political leader and Chief of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), warned the Muslim world that the ‘Titanic’ of the Muslim Ummah (community) had started to sink and if urgent steps to rescue it were not taken the whole ship would collapse and sink. Background Altaf Hussain gave that statement …
Revive Planning Commission to statuary form within a year— PML N
Promise Pakistan Muslim League Senior Leader and Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said the Planning Commission (PC) would be revived within a year to its statuary form of strategizing and monitoring economic development. “The PML-N government has decided to transform the Planning Commission (PC) into a knowledge-based think-tank to guide the country’s …