LAHORE – Punjab chief minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif while addressing apublic rally could not hide his desire to become the next Prime Minister ofPakistan.
Earlier Shahbaz Sharif has been tipped as the next candidate forpremiership by the former PM and head of the ruling PML-N Nawaz Sharif.
He has said on Sunday that he would be a hands-on premier and personallylook after development projects.
The chief minister addressed a public rally today and said that Peshawar,Karachi and Balochistan province would progress as Lahore if the peoplegive Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) mandate in General Elections 2018.
CM Shehbaz said that ‘political clowns’ conducted a ‘show’ on Mall Roadlast week and people who pocketed funds belonging to the country and thepeople also participated.
While criticising Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Punjab CM said that ImranKhan has never replied to the legal notice he sent him over falseallegations. PTI chief’s counsel seeks a fresh date of hearing every singletime, he claimed.
PTI-led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province has not produced a single MegaWatt (MW) of electricity after Imran Khan made claims in General Elections2017 of making the province self-sufficient.
The CM said that the Government of Punjab dispatched medicines to Peshawarafter a Dengue outburst there while Imran Khan did nothing. CM Shehbaz saidthat funds were utilised on development projects in Punjab and loans werenot sought.
He asserted that PML-N would bring back the looted money from Swiss banksif it assumes federal power once again in General Elections 2018. NationalAccountability Bureau (NAB) could not bring back the money but PML-N would,Shehbaz claimed.
He further claimed to complete a metro project within a year if the peopleof Peshawar elect PML-N as their party in the forthcoming elections.
While talking about his NAB hearing on January 24 over Ashiana HousingScheme, CM Shehbaz said that he has not decided to appear before NABcommittee and he would announce his move tomorrow.
He further claimed to step down as chief minister if corruption worth apenny is proved against him.