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The PML-N election manifesto-2013 claims to overcome power shortages within three years after coming into power. The party chief, Nawaz Sharif, has also promised to enhance minimum wages to PKR 15,000 per month, generate one million jobs for youth under the National Youth Policy, appoint chiefs of the armed services on the basis of seniority and merit and create separate provinces of Hazara, Janoobi Punjab and Bahawalpur.
Highlights of the manifesto were announced during a press conference at Nawaz Sharif’s residence in Model Town on Thursday. Nawaz claimed that if his party goes on winning the upcoming elections, his government would pursue such revolutionary policies which would curb terrorism, maintain peace and harmony in the country.
Referring to the Pak-Iran gas pipeline project, Nawaz told the journalists that he does not follow the pro-American or anti-American philosophies. Foreign policy should only be focused at taking decisions that are in the best interest of Pakistan. He indirectly showed full support for importing gas from Iran. However, he insisted that Pakistan must focus on developing friendly relations with all the countries worldwide.
Nawaz also announced the creation of a Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources through the merger of ministries of water and power and petroleum and natural resources after gaining power. He mentioned about a specially designed employment program aimed at generating three million new jobs in the public and private sectors with special focus on IT and SMEs sectors.
PML-N manifesto also aims at doubling the annual average rate of GDP growth from 3pc in the last five years to over 6pc in the next five years, accelerating the rate of industrial growth from three to eight percent per annum, bringing down the budget deficit to 4pc of GDP, increasing Tax GDP ratio from 9 to 15pc by 2018, generating 10,000-MW additional electricity including 5000-MW new coal fired power plants under IPP mode, mobilizing fresh investment of $20 billion for power plants and related infrastructures, progressively reducing transmission and distribution losses to 10pc, accelerating agricultural growth to an average of 4pc per annum and raising total spending on ‘non-pension’ social security from 1pc of GDP to 2pc by 2018.
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