Qureshi hopes opposition will play role for approval of South Punjab bill

Qureshi in Dushanbe to attend SCO Foreign Ministers Council

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said that announcements regarding a parliamentary bill for the establishment of South Punjab province and an additional package of five hundred billion rupees for this region are a fulfilment of promises made with the masses.

In a tweet on Monday, he expressed the confidence that the opposition parties whilst rising above political differences will play a positive role in the approval of the South Punjab bill for the welfare of the people.

He also thanked the prime minister for deciding to fulfill the long-sought demand of the South Punjab people to make it a province.

 

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