Uch Sharif

Need of food, cloth, shelter more important, presently: Gilani BAHAWALPUR: Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani has reiterated his resolve to provide food, cloth and shelter to the masses and said that the need of the food, cloth and shelter was more than in the past. While addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of bridge at Jalalpur, Pirwala in Multan, Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani in his address in Saraiki dialect has said that power and portfolios have no importance for them, as these were worldly and temporarily things. “Government is committed on the agenda to serve the masses, “ he added. He expressed his pleasure that a ‘Dervish’ (simple hermit) like him was going to inaugurate the bridge, which would open a new corridor of development in the area, besides factories will be set up and local of the area will have jobs soon. “The construction of bridge also increase the property and land prices, “ he added. “The bride will serve better traveling facilities to the passengers by reducing both their time and distance, “ he said. Prime Minister said that the inhabitants of Jalalpur had already been facilitated with the Sui gas. “We are following the footsteps of late Benazir Bhutto i.e to serve the masses. Government has initiated Benazir Income Support Programme for the welfare of the poor persons. We have distributed 8000 forms to each MNA in this connection, “ he said, adding that government was also planning to provide poor families with health policy and insurance. Prime Minister further said that government wanted to give protection to the institutions, citing restoration of the judges besides also providing them salary packages. Earlier, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of new bridge linking Multan to Uch Sharif at Amanwala, Jalalpur Tehsil, situated some 100 kilometers away from Multan, Costing Rs.1.15 billion, which would will reduce the distance by 100 miles and save two hours of passengers traveling from Uch Sharif to Karachi and would be ready within time period of 18 months. Addressing the occasion, the State Minister for Communication, Imtiaz Safdar Warraich said that construction of 687 meters long bridge would reduce the traveling distance of Multan with the rest of the major cities and the bridge will have also 4.5 kilometer long approach. The bridge constructed over Sutlej River some 18 kilometers away from Jalalpur Pirwala. would link Jalalpur Pirwala with Uch Sharif. He further said that Lahore-Gujranwala section was also being transformed from four lanes to six lanes. Similarly, he said that dual line from Islamabad to Murree had already been completed and it would be further expanded to Muzaffarabad. “The upgradation of Karakoram Highway is also in progress, “ he added. While the work on the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway M-1, Islamabad Motorway M-2, Pindi Bhattian-Faisalabad Motorway M-3 and Karachi Northern Bypass M-10 and Faisalabad-Multan Motorway M-4 will also be likely to start soon