PM assures share from hydel for all provinces of Pakistan
By Aziz Malik ‘Pakistan Times’ Federal Bureau Chief

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Sunday assured that the federal government will give the share from net hydel profit to all the provinces, including NWFP in accordance with the law.

He was talking to a delegation of Pakistan Muslim League NWFP led by President PML NWFP and Minister for Political Affairs Eng. Amir Muqam.

The Prime Minister said the federal government took the initiative to resolve the issue of share from the hydel profit to the NWFP through arbitration and added that when the process will be completed, the province would be ensured its legal share.

He said the PML and its coalition partners would contest the next general elections at one platform and hoped for victory on the basis of their track record.

Briefing the newsmen after the meeting, the Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani said that democratic values were strengthening in the country.

The Prime Minister, while talking to the delegation, congratulated the PML NWFP for organizing a successful public meeting, which was addressed by the President General Pervez Musharraf yesterday.

Shaukat Aziz said the PML and its allied parties are expressing solidarity, unity and coordination at all levels which will continue in future.

The meeting also discussed the development projects being done with the financial allocation from the federal government to ensure the provision of electricity, gas, water and roads for prosperity and welfare of the people.

The Prime Minister said the government would ensure that the results of the economic growth and progress should reach the common man for improving the living standard.●