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Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said that the government had to take some difficult decisions to tackle problems which were not created by the incumbent government.Prime Minister was addressing a big gathering of people at the Multan airport after performing ground breaking of a new passengers terminal to transform the Multan airport into a modern international airport under a Rs 4.5 billion project. Premier Gilani said he has instructed the Ministry of Defense and associated departments to ensure early completion of the project and hoped that the international Hajj flights would operate from Multan during next Hajj season. The government was fully aware of the problems including price hike, unemployment, loadshedding and taking concrete steps with determination to solve them, he added. We had to take difficult decisions for national self-reliance and sovereignty and people accepted them gracefully, he said adding that people were well-aware and loyal to the country and given their faith and support the government would solve all problems.PM said the government was sincerely making efforts to address problems of the common persons and the on-going process of development, particularly focusing under developed areas and the social welfare initiatives like BISP, Waseela-e-Haq, housing schemes for low income people and other initiatives were a testimony to this fact.The PM said that upgraded airport would not only promote tourism by attracting tourists to historically important city of Multan but also provide comfortable travelling facilities to the passengers besides ensuring speedy transportation and export of trade goods like fruit and vegetables to increase countrys export earnings.
