Right to vote for overseas Pakistanis

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said on Wednesday that getting the right to vote for overseas Pakistanis was a victory of democracy and the constitution.

The decision of the Azad Kashmir government to give the voting right to overseas Pakistanis was also welcomed. He was talking to Naveed Anwar, an overseas Pakistani from the United States and others here at Governor House.

During the meeting, the Governor said that when the PTI government came into power, Pakistan was on the brink of bankruptcy but the present government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, through its successful economic policies, not only saved the country from economic bankruptcy but also steered it out of economic crisis and put it on the path to success. Now all international organizations were recognizing Pakistan’s economic development, he added.

Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said the government was providing relief to the people through the Ehsas programme and other schemes to deal with issues like inflation.

Providing basic amenities including health and education to the people was the top priority of government for which the Federal and Punjab governments were mobilizing all resources, he maintained.