ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif has expressed anger over the increase in loadshedding in the country and ordered a significant reduction in loadshedding by May.
According to a local TV, PML-N President and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has issued strict instructions to take steps on emergency basis to reduce loadshedding.
He has clearly said that efforts should be made to save the citizens from the inconvenience caused by the negligence of the previous government and the interim measures should be improved till oil and gas is arranged.
Shehbaz said that till the people get rid of this torment, he will not sit idle.
He said that Nawaz Sharif had provided ample amount of surplus power in the country but Imran government had not added a new unit.
Criticizing the former prime minister, he said that fuel was not procured in time and factories were not repaired. Nation has to pay Rs100 billion every month as a price for the past government’s blunder.
According to the TV, Prime Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif said that earlier an LNG ship was available for Rs6 billion but now the LNG ship is costing the nation Rs20 billion.
Mian Shehbaz Sharif warned that this tyranny of Imran would cost the nation more than Rs500 billion this year. A conspiracy was hatched to destroy the energy sector and bankrupt the economy, he said.
Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had ordered to ensure foolproof security of former prime minister Imran Khan.
Shehbaz Sharif strongly directed the Interior Ministry to take immediate and effective action on Imran Khan’s report of security threat. The prime minister has directed Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah to personally monitor and ensure implementation of orders.
On the directive of the prime minister, the interior ministry wrote an emergency letter to the Home Secretaries of the four provinces, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, ordering strict security measures for Imran Khan.
The Interior Ministry has also issued instructions to the IG and Chief Commissioner Islamabad.
An emergency letter from the Interior Ministry said that strict security should be ensured for Imran Khan wherever he goes across the country.
