PML-N will raise minimum salary to Rs 15.000, says Nawaz Sharif

Lahore Pakistan Muslim LeagueNawaz (PML-N) President Mian Nawaz Sharif has vowed to get the country out of the enormity of the multiple challenges of unprecedented loadshedding, massive unemployment, increasing poverty, poor governance, deteriorating law and order, widespread corruption and galloping inflation.

Announcing the party manifesto at press conference at The Lahore Press Club on Thursday, Mian Nawaz Sharif said the PML-N manifesto is an all embracing agenda for national renewal and real change to revive the confidence of people by instilling hope, restoring national dignity and resurrecting Pakistan as a progressive and prosperous nation. Explaining salient features of the Manifesto, the PML-N President said a Cabinet committee on Defence and National Security headed by the prime minister will be established to maintain democratic oversight of all aspects of foreign and defence policies, ensure that all institutions i.e. civil or military act in accordance with the law and under the instructions and directives of the Federal Cabinet. Needs and requirements of the armed forces would be met under all circumstances, and strategic assets would be protected. He announced that Hazara, South Punjab and Bahawalpur provinces will be created. The party government will eliminate VIP culture and expenses of Presidency, Prime Minister, Governors and Chief Ministers will be significantly reduced. A specially deigned employment programme will be designed to generate three million new jobs in public and private sectors includ- ing one million each in IT and SMEs sectors. Minimum wages of workers will be gradually enhanced to Rs15,000 per month. The PML-N would strive to eventually provide a house to each Pakistani family through pubic-private partnership. The PML-N government will revive the economy, double the GDP growth to over six percent, reduce budget deficit to 4%, reduce country's dependence on foreign loans and assistance, revamp State enterprises eating Rs 400 billion, decrease tax rates, ensure lower interest rates and make Pakistan emerge as one of the top ten economies of the world in 21st century.