Summary Prime Minster Raja Rerviaz Ashraf says the PPP would take the country out of crisis.
FAISALBAD: Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said this addressing a public gathering in Iqbal Stadium attended by thousands of people.
The enthusiastic PPP workers chanted slogans in favour of the party leaders.
The Pandal had been decorated with the picture of President Asif Ali Zardari and other party leaders.
He said that Asghar Khan Case had wonderfully exposed real faces of politicians who tied to stole people’s mandate.
Prime minister said that the country was leading through critical situation but the PPP government would not let the people alone. We would take all-out efforts to resolve the energy crisis for progress and prosperity of the country.
Raja Ashraf said that President Asif Ali Zardari was committed to the cause of democracy, and during his tenure he took many steps for strengthening democracy.
PPP government has taken many steps for the welfare of the people like increasing the salaries of government servants and wages of the workers.
He said that PPP leadership had appointed an ordinary worker like him as the prime minister of the country, adding that was a challenge for the Opposition parties.
“It is great award for me to address the party workers as I belong to middle class workers,” he said.
He said former President Pervaiz Musharraf used to say that Benazir Bhutto could never return to Pakistan, but credit goes to Benazir Bhutto who not only came back herself but also paved way for te return of PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif.
Raja Pervaiz said he believed in democracy and would honour the manifesto of great leader Benazir Bhutto who sacrificed her life for the promotion of democracy.
He announced Rs1.5 million as reward for snooker champion Muhammad Asif and offered him job of his choice.
Federal Minister Rana Farooq Saeed Khan also addressed the public meeting and thanked the Prime Minister for visiting Faisalabad.
He said that the present government had implemented many development projects in the city.
He urged the Prime Minister to ensure smooth supply of natural gas to the industrial units in the city as it is the hub of textile industry.
The federal minister said that two and a half million workers are attached with the textile industry and the city is exporting textile products of six billion rupees annually.
