Post Tagged with: "PML-N"

Metro buses to run in all provinces – Nawaz Sharif

Metro buses to run in all provinces - Nawaz Sharif

by / on July 30, 2013, 1:20 pm / in Promises

The Promise “If we are voted to power, we will run metro bus services in all the provinces,” Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the elected prime minister of Pakistan, promised while seeking votes during an election campaign rally at Railway Station Ground Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Background The Metro Bus System (MBS) project, at an estimated cost of 29 billion rupees, was first […]

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Passage of Right to Information law – PML-N

Passage of Right to Information law - PML-N

by / on July 29, 2013, 10:21 pm / in Promises

The Promise   The new Punjab government of PML-N will pass the Right to Information bill as its first legislation, both Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Rana Sanaullah, senior provincial minister have said. [The News] The Plan In an interview with Truth Tracker, Rana Sanaullah, soon after Election 2013, said the draft of the bill was already passed by the […]

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1,000 mobile health units for remote areas – PML-N

1,000 mobile health units for remote areas - PML-N

by / on July 26, 2013, 4:42 pm / in Promises

   Promise Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) promises in its manifesto 2013, on page 41, that at least 1,000 mobile health units will be launched to provide basic health facilities to remote areas and isolated localities. Background In Pakistan, the health sector is in shambles due to lack of attention from previous elected governments. A UNDP’s Human Development Report 2013 says […]

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10,000 green tractors distributed: PML-N

10,000 green tractors distributed: PML-N

by / on July 13, 2013, 11:31 am / in Factually

The statement Shahbaz Sharif said, under Green Tractors Scheme, a total number of 10,000 tractors were distributed.  Out of those, he said, 4,500 tractors were distributed in District 13 of South Punjab. He said this while addressing a gathering of farmers at the sports ground of Zakriya University Multan on October 22, 2012.  The Green Tractor Scheme is aimed at promoting mechanized […]

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‘No load-shedding in Karachi’ – Shahbaz

‘No load-shedding in Karachi’ - Shahbaz

by / on July 12, 2013, 10:22 am / in Factually

The statement Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, while addressing a public gathering April 25 at District Jahang, said that there was no load shedding in Karachi, and that only Lahore and Faisalabad face power cuts. Background Electricity is the basic element to run industry in Pakistan. Woolen textiles and the cement, sugar, fertilizer and leather industries have played a vital […]

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Bullet train from Peshawar to Karachi – PML-N

Bullet train from Peshawar to Karachi - PML-N

by / on June 25, 2013, 9:27 pm / in Promises

The Promise During his successful bid for prime minister in the 2013 elections, Mian Nawaz Sharif, announced at an election rally in Multan on May 3 that if he and his party - PML-N - were voted to power, he would launch a bullet train from Peshawar to Karachi, with the train passing through Multan.  [Bullet train will be a […]

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Reduce inflation to single digit – PML-N

Reduce inflation to single digit - PML-N

by / on June 25, 2013, 8:55 pm / in Promises

The Promise Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has promised in its manifesto (page 10) that it will take steps to bring down the inflation rate to a single digit in the range of 7 or 8 percent. Background Inflation does not help Pakistanis as the prices of daily necessities soar and people’s savings are also affected. At the same time, speculators and […]

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Kargil Commission will be formed – PML-N

Kargil Commission will be formed - PML-N

by / on June 25, 2013, 8:11 pm / in Promises

The Promise In an interview with CNN-IBN on May 07, 2013, President of PML-N Mian Nawaz Sharif, who sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan on June 05, 2013, pledged to form a commission on Kargil to bring out ‘full truth’. “The commission’s report will be made public and Indian government would also be informed,” he said. [Video Link of […]

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‘PPP destroyed institutions’ including PIA – Shahbaz

‘PPP destroyed institutions’ including PIA - Shahbaz

by / on June 24, 2013, 10:16 am / in Factually

The Statement Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif holds the Pakistan Peoples Party‘s government responsible for destroying national institutions. Addressing a public gathering on May 1, he said, “The PPP destroyed institutions including Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Pakistan Railways, and Pakistan Steel Mills.” TruthTracker will investigate this statement by looking at PIA. Background The national airline has been suffering losses for many […]

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‘Ministries for Water and Power, Petroleum and Natural Resources to be merged’ – PML-N

‘Ministries for Water and Power, Petroleum and Natural Resources to be merged’ - PML-N

by / on June 22, 2013, 8:32 am / in Promises

The Promise Leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), PML-N, said they will create  a  Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources by merging the Ministry of Water and Power with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources to help solve the country’s energy crisis. The plan was promised on page 24 of the PML-N Manifesto. The Plan The Party’s plan […]

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