Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has stated that Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are very important for development and the government has taken concrete measures in this regard. While speaking at closing session on 'Think Globally, Act Locally, SDGs Implementation through Local Governments' on Wednesday, he said all the four provinces have developed their local governments system.
Prime Minister said politicians and parliamentarians cannot ignore development activities and there is a need to strike a balance between development work to be undertaken by the local governments and parliamentarians. He said local governments are nurseries for the politicians and added that he wants local government to deliver on SDGs. The prime minister further stated that experts participating in the conference can take benefit from one another's experience.
There is also need to find solution to the issues associated with the SDGs as problems vary from area to area. Abbasi said the world is shrinking physically and use of coal in one country impacts other country with its impacts on climate change.
PM Abbasi said the government's targets are to provide electricity, road and health facilities and stated that his constituency despite being a remote and difficult area has achieved SDGs.
He stressed upon enhanced cooperation between the parliamentarians and locally elected governments to further accelerate pace of SDGs. The prime minister stressed upon maintaining a balance between resources and priorities of the parliamentarians and the locally elected representatives. "The intent and purpose of the public representation at the Parliament or at the local government is to achieve the development targets," he added.
The prime minister said politics is also based upon local issues and referred to a recent survey in which 42 per cent views attributed to the development projects as one of the main factors to attract voters.
The PM said with collective efforts and cooperation among the public representatives whether in Parliament, provincial assemblies or local governments, it would result in the high level of development.
Abbasi stressed that intent of system must always be optimal utilization of resources. Public representatives had compulsions and pressures and if they agree among themselves, the basic facilities to the public would be provided irrespective of the party, which is in the government. He also emphasized upon finding solution to the issues associated with SDGs.
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