Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday said no one was above the law and would not be allowed to support terrorists and use them as shields.
\nCondemning yesterday\u2019s terrorist incidents targeting military personnel, the premier said that the malicious agenda of Pakistan’s enemies would be foiled.
\nThe prime minister’s comments came during his visit to Tharparkar’s Islamkot area for the inauguration event of two coal-fired power plants with a capacity of 1,650 megawatt of electricity generation.
\nPM Shehbaz said the projects \u2014 including the 1,320 megawatt Shanghai Electric power plant and 330MW Thal Nova power plant \u2014 would turn the desert into an economic hub and annually generate 11.24 billion units of low-cost electricity.
\nThrough the direct investment of $3.53 billion into these projects, which were abandoned during the last four years and are now operational on PM Shehbaz’s directives, the production of coal-based electricity in Thar will increase up to 3,300MW.
\nHe added that it was a moment of celebration for the entire country that Tharparkar was getting a source of basic facilities for life and also dismissed the criticism by a section of people who stand against Thar\u2019s coal, terming it a blessing with immense potential for power resources that needed to be untapped.
\nPM Shehbaz expressed confidence that the journey of progress would spread across the country and would strengthen the national economy.
\nThe premier said that the power turbines would be installed at the projects to generate electricity by April 30, which would be supplied to the rest of the country through transmission lines.
\nHe expressed gratitude to the government of China for extending support to Pakistan in carrying out development projects under the CPEC.
\nHe vowed that the coalition government would put in all efforts to materialise the CPEC projects, with the agriculture sector as its next phase and announced a hospital for the locals to provide them with medical facilities at their doorsteps.
\nAlso present at the occasion, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said the project could be materialised as the federal government and the Sindh government worked in harmony to facilitate the masses.
\nHe expressed satisfaction over the level of cooperation between Pakistan and China on carrying out development projects, which he said, had resulted in the improvement of health and educational facilities.
\nFederal Minister for Power Khurram Dastagir Khan said the pluralist government of PM Shehbaz was committed to providing civic amenities to people across the country.
\nHe said that under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the development of indigenous resources was a big step towards self-reliance and was also valuable for the foreign exchange of the country.
\nSindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said the political and economic interests of Pakistan and China were aligned for the benefit of the two nations.
\nHe termed the completion of the Thar Coal project a success for all stakeholders from both countries.
\nChinese Charge d\u2019Affaires Pang Chunxue said the commercial operation of the Thar coal project ranked high among other coal-fired power plants. She assured all possible cooperation by the government of China in the field of development and progress.
\nShanghai Electric Power Company Limited is the executing agency of the projects, while the Ministry of Energy (Power Division) is the coordinating ministry, and Private Power and Infrastructure Board is the supervising agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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