Summary PM Nawaz and ex-president Asif Zardari jointly laid foundation stone of Thar Coal Power Project.
MIRPUR KHAS (Web Desk) - Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and former President Asif Ali Zardari have jointly laid the foundation stone of Thar Coal Power Project in Mirpur Khas Sindh today (Friday).
Addressing the gathering on the occasion‚ Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said prosperity and peace in one province is the development of the entire country. He said all parties should get united to work for peace‚ prosperity and development of the country.
It is time to shun political differences and move forward, he added.
Nawaz Sharif said we have respected the mandate of all the political parties after general elections. He expressed his pleasure over Thar Coal power project and said it is not only Sindh government s project‚ but a national project.
Earlier‚ former President Asif Ali Zardari thanked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for taking care of the poor people of Sindh.
He said Pakistan s leadership has now matured and will benefit from democracy.
Sindh and Balochistan Chief Ministers Syed Qaim Ali Shah and Dr. Abdul Malik‚ federal ministers‚ Chief Executive of Engro Company and other officials were present on the occasion.
The project will be completed with total cost of one point six billion rupees by 2017. Initially‚ six point five million ton coal will be extracted from Thar Coal mine and it will produce six hundred sixty megawatts electricity.
Total estimates of coal in Pakistan are recorded at one hundred eighty-six billion ton‚ while one hundred seventy-five billion tons are located in Thar Coal field‚ which are considered one of the biggest treasures in the world.
