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Federal Population Welfare Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that government was making all-out efforts for bringing the country out of multifarious problems on top priority basis.
Addressing public meetings on Sunday at different places that were held in connection with her reception on way to Sialkot she added that people's welfare was on top of the government agenda and in this connection several drastic steps were being taken in the country.
Dr Firdous further said that present government was working on the lines and political vision of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto for bringing radical changes in every sphere of life and to ensure social justice to the masses of the country.
While addressing a group of women workers of PPPP she assured that government was making efforts for resolving their problems on war footings with the concept of providing sound footings in the society. Women rights would be fully protected and discriminations would be wiped out with the active co-operation of the society for ensuring the due role for women in the development of the country she said.
Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan further stated that government has formulated a strategy for banishing the backwardness from far flung areas of the country adding that in this regard special attention was being accorded to provision of amenities in these areas aimed at bringing them on equal footings with the developed parts of the country.
On this occasion Dr Firdous Awan stressed upon the party workers that they should forge complete unity among the ranks and collective efforts should be made for strengthening the party (PPPP) in Sialkot district.
The Federal Minister also inaugurated the Sui gas project costing Rs 6 million near Rai Pur and with the completion of the project more than one thousand houses of Rai Pur and Rahim Pur villages would be benefited.
On this occasion the Minister was informed that this Sui gas project would accomplish before June next. People of these villages on this occasion thanked the government for providing the basic facility of Sui gas. Earlier, the Federal Population Minister was accorded rousing welcome and she was brought to her constituency in a big procession.
It may be mentioned that Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan had defeated former Speaker National Assembly Choudhry Amir Hussain with a wide margin of votes.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2008

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