{"id":35935,"date":"2017-12-09T15:14:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-09T10:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=35935"},"modified":"2017-12-09T16:29:47","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T11:29:47","slug":"pm-says-only-pml-n-wants-elections-on-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tns.world\/?p=35935","title":{"rendered":"PM says only PML-N wants elections on time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>JHANG Dec 09 (TNS):<\/strong> Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is addressing an event in Jhang after laying down the\u00a0foundation stone of a power plant in Jhang Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The project will be completed in 14 months,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shehbaz\u00a0Sharif has played an integral role in the materialising of the development projects,&#8221; said the PM.<\/p>\n<p>Load shedding has ended in the majority of the cities, he said, adding that load shedding only occurs in places where electricity theft is common.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No one can complain that PML-N differentiated between provinces,&#8221; said PM.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EJdeXCNDZMQ\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Addressing the ceremony, Shehbaz Sharif lashed out at\u00a0political opponent, Asif Ali Zardari.<\/p>\n<p>He remarked that those who have looted the country now speak about others\u2019 corruption. \u201cIf NAB [National Accountability Bureau] doesn\u2019t hold Zardari accountable, then the nation will.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I will bring each and everything to the forefront, he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Someone needs to step up and reform the country\u2019s structures. There is rampant corruption, money of the poor people has been looted and kept in the bank accounts in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe money could have been spent on the orphans, widows and unemployed youth,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>The 1,263 Megawatt LNG power plant is being constructed near the Trimmu Barrage. The project is being funded by China and Punjab government.<\/p>\n<p>The project is slated to be completed in 26 months. It will start power generation of 810 MW within 14 months and 1,263 MW once it is completed.<\/p>\n<p>CM Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, and federal minister\u00a0Abid Sher Ali also attended the event.<\/p>\n<p>On September 29, an agreement was signed with a Chinese company to set up a 1263 MW LNG-fueled power plant in Jhang.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the occasion, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed an end to the load shedding issue with concrete measures taken by the PML-N government.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Minister pointed out that all power projects have been completed speedily with utmost transparency.<\/p>\n<p>Taking aim at his opponents, Shehbaz said, \u201cIf they cannot bring themselves to mention the names, they should at least appreciate the [development] projects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Minister said the first phase of power plants at Bhikhi and Haveli Bahadur Shah is already functional.<\/p>\n<p>Sahiwal Power Plant and Solar Park Bahawalpur are being completed under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, he added.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JHANG Dec 09 (TNS): Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is addressing an event in Jhang after laying down the\u00a0foundation stone of a power plant in Jhang Saturday afternoon. &#8220;The project will be completed in 14 months,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Shehbaz\u00a0Sharif has played an integral role in the materialising of the development projects,&#8221; said the PM. 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