Talking to media after offering condolence over the demise of the mother of MNA Chaudhary Iftikhar Nazir in Jahanian, the minister said that establishment of new Seraiki province was the demand of local people.

He alleged that Mian Nawaz Sharif was talking about Bahawalpur province in order to create hindrance in the way of establishing Seraiki province.

About electricity crisis, he said that projects of 3500 megawatt were near to completion and the government has also signed 1800 megawatt projects to meet electricity shortage.

PM's son Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani, MNAs Javed Iqbal Warraich, Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi, MPA Aamir Ghani Marral, PM's media-coordinator Khawaja Rizwan Aalam and others were also present.