Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that the Pakistan Muslim League-N government is following the policy of balanced development and uplift of rural areas. While talking to MNA Sardar Muhammad Jaffar Khan Leghari, who belongs to Rajanpur, Shehbaz said that development projects worth billions of rupees have been completed in Southern Punjab and sufficient funds have been allocated for the progress and prosperity of Southern Punjab districts in the financial year 2017-18 budget.
He said the Punjab government is initiating the programme of clean drinking water which will be launched from 37 tehsils of Southern Punjab. This programme would be completed in the beginning of 2018. He said the safe city project is being started in Multan and Bahawalpur and work on many important projects relating to development of infrastructure and other sectors is in progress.