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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday announced a special health package for the people of Thatta and Sujawal districts of Sindh.
Addressing a public gathering in Makli, Thatta, he said the grievances of the people of Thatta and Sujawal will be addressed.
The premier on the occasion announced the construction of a seawall in Thatta, Sujawal and Badin districts in order to help the locals stave of coastal erosion.
The prime minister also announced the construction of a 500-bed hospital in the area to provide the locals with healthcare facilities after the distribution of health cards in the districts of Thatta, Sujawal and Tando Mohammad Khan.
"Once the people get the health card, they will not have to go anywhere else for treatment. The locals will be able to avail free treatment at private and public hospitals near their homes."
"These problems should have been solved at the provincial level, but if they are not able to resolve it then we will solve them," the premier said.
Nawaz said the federal government will provide education, transport and health facilities to the locals.
Funds are being allocated for the construction of 50 kilometre long roads in Sujawal and Thatta, he added.
"We have started taking steps for the provision of gas in Sujawal, Thatta and adjacent areas. The project will cost nearly Rs1.1 billion," he added.
Water schemes to improve the availability of drinking water in the region were also promised by Nawaz.
Upon his arrival at Karachi's Old Terminal earlier in the day, the premier was greeted by Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.
Last week, the prime minister had inaugurated the Kurram Tangi Dam in North Waziristan.
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Mar 09, 2017 04:15pm
Once he announced 2 billion PKR for development of Lodhran District and we are still waiting. Good luck Thatta........
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Mar 09, 2017 04:20pm
Health card hmmm that is a cheating of KPK Sehat Insaaf card and that too is not matching the limit set by kpk Rs 540,000 per anum per family, anyway cheating or not its good step for the people of Pakistan, however I know by heart that this will NOT BE IMPLEMENTED EVER. reason ? its Nawaz sharif who announced it
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Mar 09, 2017 04:23pm
People of Sindh should try out PML (N) or PTI for a change.
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Mar 09, 2017 04:24pm
Just announcestant fictive PM ! What about previous annoucements ? He think people are stupid , and dear folks he mean it.
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Mar 09, 2017 04:30pm
@Asad well I thought Treen would have great care for his own constituency but sorry PANAMA will solve all like RIGGING issue resolved everything. Just wait a little more
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Mar 09, 2017 04:31pm
Nawaz Sharif is taking the initiative in a big way. He is doing what the Provincial govt has been claiming it will do without success. In doing so he is changing the dynamics of the local political scene and threatening to run the local politicians out of town.
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Mar 09, 2017 04:33pm
@israr khan Good to know that there is good health system in KPK and I think to follow some good step is not cheating rather it is always constructive approach. About implementation to this point all distributed health cards are working at least can not comment about future
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Mar 09, 2017 04:39pm
He has already issued funds for road development and now he is point scoring on giving health cards. He does where he makes commission rest is just the point scoring.
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Mar 09, 2017 04:42pm
Cheating KPK. Directly following KPK and Benchmarking themselves with KPK means KPK is ideal benchamrk model in Pakistan!
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Mar 09, 2017 04:41pm
All piecemeal cosmetic efforts, never a national comprehensive program.
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Mar 09, 2017 04:59pm
Why all development plans are announced in public meetings - for cheap popularity?!! Where are our ministries of planning health education transport highways ?? Simple - there is no system and these dictators don't encourage development of systems and institutions and want to act like kings.
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Mar 09, 2017 04:59pm
Why just Thatta and Sujawal?
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Mar 09, 2017 05:16pm
The government is quite rich in annoucements for this and that, but they are most of the time just puffs of hot air!
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Mar 09, 2017 05:19pm
Really, now he is thinking of Thatta after 4 years in power. Nothing will happen, these are all false election slogans and promises to show how much he sympathizes with the people.
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Mar 09, 2017 05:20pm
Only announcements but it won't do much for you mr pm, as decision of PANAMA is coming soon ... & God willing will change the destiny of this poor nation
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Mar 09, 2017 05:33pm
These are just announcements far away from becoming reality.
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Mar 09, 2017 05:36pm
Enough of this cheap politics .. Announcements a lot progress zerooooooooo
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Mar 09, 2017 05:59pm
This type of fake speeches in public gatherings must stop now because in essence, they are all not only a wastage of already depleted resources but also an eye-wash, a gimmick or a funny drama, in order to deceive the poor, weak, feeble and trifle people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for vested interests.
How can he promise new natural gas connections when the majority of the current gas connections have already run out of the gas or operating under heavy load shedding?
How can he say that the he will provide for new drinking water schemes when according to the latest report (read today's DAWN cartoons), 84 percent of the current drinking water available to the hapless and helpless people of the "land of the pure" is contaminated and unfit for drinking?
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Mar 09, 2017 06:00pm
buzz off PTI and PPP...;let him work on it
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Mar 09, 2017 06:05pm
How can we trust that so many promise but all empty and fake.
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Mar 09, 2017 06:12pm
@zahid he is only make false promise but progress is zoooooo.
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Mar 09, 2017 06:50pm
If the PM announces any scheme for uplift, it is the local administration that has to follow it up in its true spirit. Not like PTI that would work day and night to fail it.
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Mar 09, 2017 07:05pm
Stop scoring points and get ready for disqualification in Panama verdict.
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Mar 09, 2017 07:20pm
Nothing but promises for influencing voters mind.
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Mar 09, 2017 07:17pm
@Shahid: better read your history again! Thatta is the place where at Makli Hill is one of the largest necropolises in the world. And, Sujawal is a new district with a new bridge on river Indus which is gateway to the future Holland.
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Mar 09, 2017 07:24pm
Sehwan still doesnt have functioning medical facilities... can some one ask the premiere if any city has received the bounties which have so forth been promised so far?
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Mar 09, 2017 07:28pm
We want panama no more lies !
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Mar 09, 2017 07:41pm
Mabrook (greetings in Arabic) Thatta residents! I congratulate those who will now be benefited with what PM has announced but I am shocked that Sindh government did not reciprocate to improve the plight of the people &thus explanation notice be isuued to governor and chief minister to explain how they dared to be so ignorant. BTW, may I suggest that PM Nawaz should ask his staff to tell him which districts have not been developed so that he embarks upon developing them to bring them at par with the rest areas. It reminds me he took cognizance of FATA and ordered huge development of the area. It goes without saying that Nawaz is the PM of Pakistan hence he cannot not ignore the backward areas of the country. Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta have always been in focus by Nawaz and his predecessors and thus it is very ripe and high time that many interior districts of Sindh and Baluchistan in particular should be uplifted. Iqbal Hadi Zaidi/zaidi.formerdiplomat@hotmail.com
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Mar 09, 2017 07:52pm
Badin, Thata and Sijawal are among top in oil and gas production since a decade . Now PM is providing them this facility. Resources rich areas of Sindh are top on poverty index. Please give due share to locals from natural resources .
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Mar 09, 2017 08:16pm
gud decision by PM for announcing health package for the people of thatta and sajwal but for badin PM sb may consider some package as there is reports that entire district may be prey of sea water and collapsed. Necessary orders may be passed so that district could be got saved as PPP govt wants that the district may be collapsed as it is native home town of its opponent dr. zulfikar mirza and the people of badin is also supporting to mriza and this thing do not like to ppp.
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Mar 09, 2017 08:47pm
Hope this puts at least put some pressure on the useless PPP government.
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Mar 10, 2017 04:18am
Package of lies. Without clean drinking water and adequate food, no health package is worth the paper it is written on.
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Mar 10, 2017 04:29am
Ok thanks.. it's great the poor will get a hospital.
now let's talk about receipts for the London flats.
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Mar 10, 2017 04:33am
This just an announcement, nothing will happen, we have seen previous promises, Sharif family thinks people of Pakistan are stupid.
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Mar 10, 2017 05:12am
All politics ! He does not care about Sindh . No word about Karachi ? The golden egg laying hen is dying !
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Mar 10, 2017 06:07am
These politicians go around showering gifts like they are kings...rather than develop policies to improve the economy and law and order....
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Mar 10, 2017 06:30am
Now we talking. See, sometimes 'pressure' makes one d things, ther were supposed to do anyways.
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Mar 10, 2017 06:33am
@Asad Wonder if people should believe everything politicians say? One might see, I heard the promise, but I'll believe it when I see it fulfilled.
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Mar 10, 2017 08:23am
no doubt,a great leader
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Mar 10, 2017 09:24am
Pay back time to Asif Zardari for not interfering in Panama Leak corruption against Nawaz Sharif and his family, there is saying, "you scratch my back, I will scratch yours", that is what is going in between Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardari's mukmuka deal.
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Mar 10, 2017 09:35am
PM is paying back to Asif Zardari for not supporting PTI in the court against him on Panama Leak corruption case. The PPP-Sind government could have done this health package for entire Sind's poor population, but they were busy in corruption making illegal money for themselves.
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