- Regrets previous govt delayed RIUT project started in 2012
RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday stressed that the development projects, particularly those relating to health and education, must not be politicized and be implemented in the best interest of the general public.
During his visit to the Rawalpindi Institute of Urology and Transplantation (RIUT), he said no one should be allowed to politicize the projects of any government.
Shehbaz Sharif said it was time to get united for the proper implementation of the Constitution of the country.
وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کا راولپنڈی انسٹی ٹیوٹ آف یورالوجی اینڈ ٹرانسپلانٹیشن کا افتتاح
”مجھے خوشی ہے کہ پہلے مرحلے میں آج سے باقاعدہ طور پر مریضوں کے بہترین علاج کا آغاز ہورہا ہے۔“
~ وزیراعظم شہباز شریف pic.twitter.com/37Tb7AbmpS
— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) April 18, 2023
He expressed satisfaction with the successful completion of the first phase of the hospital where patients were being provided best medical treatment in areas of dialysis, kidney ailments, and surgeries.
He lauded the Punjab administration of health for effectively carrying out the operationalization of the hospital and appreciated doctors and nurses for their dedication.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif talked to the media at Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Rawalpindi. pic.twitter.com/gbUmLtpdZT
— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) April 18, 2023
He mentioned that Rs5 billion were spent on RIUT so far and recalled that he laid the foundation stone of the hospital in 2012. He regretted that the previous government delayed the project, which otherwise could have been made operational much earlier.
PM stresses ‘no politics’ on health, education projects
PM Sharif said earlier, an allegation put against him by a former chief justice of the Supreme Court halted the work on a kidney and liver transplant hospital in Lahore.
He said such discouragement of development and social work badly impacted the provision of civic facilities for the general public.
PM, FM discuss political situation
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister, Chairman Pakistan People’s Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday discussed in detail the political situation of the country.
وزیرِ اعظم شہباز شریف سے وزیر خارجہ اور چیئرمین پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی، بلاول بھٹو زرداری کی ملاقات۔
ملاقات میں وزیرِ خارجہ نے وزیرِ اعظم کو وزارت خارجہ کے امور کے حوالے سے آگاہ کیا۔ ملاقات میں ملک کی مجموعی سیاسی صورت حال پر بھی تفصیلی گفتگو ہوئی۔ pic.twitter.com/826SmNdnQ2
— Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) April 18, 2023
During the meeting, the foreign minister also briefed the prime minister about the matters pertaining to the ministry of foreign affairs, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
PM congratulates first Pakistani woman to scale Nepal’s Annapurna peak
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday congratulated Naila Kiani for being the first Pakistani woman to scale 8091m high Annapurna I mountain in Nepal.
“Her feat of reaching the top of the world’s 10th highest mountain underscores the fact that our women are capable of achieving any milestone in life,” the prime minister wrote on Twitter.
Congratulations to Ms. Naila Kiani on being the first Pakistani woman to summit the 8091m high Annapurana I mountain in Nepal. Her feat of reaching the top of the world's 10th highest mountain underscores the fact that our women are capable of achieving any milestone in life.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) April 18, 2023
Mountaineer Naila Kiani on Monday became the first Pakistani woman to climb Annapurna peak — the world’s tenth highest peak situated in Nepal.
She was accompanied by climber Shehroze Kashif — who has attained the title of being the youngest Pakistani mountaineer to ascend the peak — and Nepalese sherpas.
