Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said that the elected members of Parliament have an obligation to serve the people and solve their problems. He was talking to a number of delegations of Parliamentarians who called on him here at his Parliament House Chamber on Wednesday.
The prime minister said that it is only through coming up to the expectations of the people that they would be fulfilling the mandate given to them. The prime minister said that the government is committed to preparing policies which are people oriented so that ultimate benefit reaches the common man.
He added that the implementation of policies is a shared responsibility of the federal and provincial governments, which at present are functioning and discharging their responsibilities in harmony and understanding. The prime minister called upon the members of the Parliament to monitor the progress of public welfare projects in their respective areas so that these could be completed in time.
The Parliamentarians, included Minister for Social Welfare, Samina Khalid Ghurki, Minister for Environment, Hameedullah Jan Afridi, MOS Parliamentary Affairs, Mehreen Anwar Raja, MOS Ports and Shipping Sardar Nabil Ahmed Gabol and MNAs Shahzada Mohi-ud-Din, Sardar Talib Hassan Nakai, Malik Nauman Ahmed Langrial, Mir Ahmadan Bugti, Munir Khan Orakzai, Shireen Arshad Khan and Ayaz Amir.