MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday said that the present   government would introduce "Ehsas Programme" in the upcoming budget to facilitate unemployed youth, poor women and other deserving people of the country.

The Ehsas Programme had 215 different policies which  would surely help address economic problems of the poor, he expressed these views in a ceremony held at the residence  of Mushtaq Thaheem at Surij Kund Road.

The foreign minister said the government was also committed  to introduce an excellent local government system and  representatives would be empowered completely who would  have funds to spend them at gross-root level for welfare  of the masses.

The minister said that the past rulers had ignored south Punjab and did nothing for its development, adding that the construction of Nishtar Hospital II would also help address the health  issue of the masses.

He said the both PML-N and the PPP plundered public money and taken record loans during last 10 years their of their government which had hampered progress of the country. However, he added that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government would ensure matchless  progress in the country through wise and people-friendly  policies.

Qureshi said the masses would re-elect the PTI in the  next elections on basis of its performance. The PTI government's  tenure would be entirely different from the past ones as there  would be no commission in any scheme , he added.

He said that all possible resources would be utilised for uplift of the South Punjab and the government would end a sense of deprivation among the masses of the  region. On this occasion, the foreign minister also announced to spend an amount on the construction of Surij Kund Road.

Earlier, the foreign minister also inaugurated a filtration plant. Provincial Minister for Energy Dr Akhtar Malik, Mushtaq Thaheem, Rana Abdul Jabbar, Mian Jameel, Farooq Khan Babir and others were also present.