June 12, 2015
NewsPM asks Governor Sindh to end frequent strikes in Karachi
KARACHI: A protest strike is called in Karachi 'even when a fly dies', Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif remarked Friday, asking Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad to try to reduce the number of such strikes.
"Mr Governor, please listen to this carefully. Even if a fly dies in Karachi, a protest or a strike is called. Mr Governor, you should take notice of this and make arrangements (for this to end)," said the prime minister speaking at an event by the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) in Karachi.
He said that frequent strikes in Karachi should end because they affect the economy.
"Strikes affect the economy. If they end, the cuntry's economy will prosper. It will benefit the people of Karachi, the people of Pakistan," he said, special calling out to the Sindh governor.
Speaking about the power crisis, he vowed that there would be no energy shortage in Pakistan by the end of 2017.
"Our objective is not just ending shortage of electricity but also making it more affordable," he said.
He said that in the next 10 to 20 years, Gwadar would be transformed into a world-class free port like those of other developed countries.
He said that the country was on the path of economic recovery evident from the prevailing inflation rate which he said is currently at its lowest.
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