Previous govt intentionally targeted Lahore with vengeance: Premier

Lahore: Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif regretted that during the previous government’s dark period, Lahore was intentionally targeted with revenge and the international companies were unjustly harassed.

Moreover, with political inductions, the companies and institutes were destroyed. “The nation will not forget those who stalled the country’s journey towards progress and development,” he said while talking to a delegation of Albayrak Group, a renowned Turkish company, led by its President Ahmet Albayrak that called on him, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.

During the meeting, the prime minister appreciated group’s services in solid waste management and public transport.

PM’s adviser Ahad Cheema, PML-N senior leader Khawaja Hassan, board members of Albayrak Group and other relevant authorities were present on the occasion.

The prime minister said during their previous tenures, they had provided the residents of Lahore with international standard facilities. With global investment, they introduced the latest travelling, solid waste management facilities and created job opportunities.

During his recent visit to Turkiye, the Group had apprised the prime minister of its keen interest to invest in different sectors of Pakistan and their upcoming visit.