KARACHI: Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair on Wednesday called on National Assembly’s Deputy Speaker Murtaza Javed Abbasi at the Parliament House.
During the meeting, matters related to federal budget 2017-18 and ongoing development projects in the country, including CPEC were discussed, a press release said.
The deputy speaker said that the federal budget was a pro-people and developmental budget.
He said the government had allocated substantial funds for provision of basic amenities, infrastructure development, power generation, health, and job creation.
The Sindh governor said that the government was cognizant of the economic situation in the country and its policies were pro-investment.
He was confident that investment in the power sector would address power shortages in the country and generate economic activities.
The matter related to Bengali community living in Sindh was also discussed. Both the leaders agreed to take up this humanitarians issue at the appropriate level.
