Bilawal Bhutto vows to construct 2m houses for flood affectees
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LARKANA: Chairman Pakistan Peoples’ Party and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari distributed Title Deeds to five thousand families in Larkana in first phase of project to give ownership rights to residential plots to flood victims of Sindh.
FM Bilawal vowed that he will complete mission of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and bring country out of hard times.
According to statement issued by media cell Bilawal House, PPP Chairman attended distribution of ownership rights ceremony held in flood-affected village of Larkana District, Vikio Sangi and also inspected houses built by Sindh Peoples’ Housing for Flood Affectees (SPHF) for homeless flood victims. He said that his Party’s government in Sindh is providing financial assistance to flood victims to rebuild their houses, adding that now such houses are being constructed, which will be safe to large extent in case of floods. He furthered that home ownership right is an asset, which is being given to every woman of all displaced flood-affected family. “We have learned from Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto and President Asif Ali Zardari that when women are economically empowered, it strengthens entire family,” he added.
Sindh government turned natural calamity into an opportunity, now flood victims houses are built across province, adding that 2 million houses are to be built in entire province, although, it will take time to build these houses, but this is beginning of revolution. He said that people sitting in Islamabad have no idea of sufferings of flood victims of Larkana. He said that inflation, unemployment and poverty are increasing in country, adding, “Problems will be solved only by helping common person and day is not far when we will make Pakistan economically strong,”.
Whenever PPP comes to power, it has been introducing pro-poor and pro-public projects. He said that election is not far away and after winning next general election, similar pro-people projects will be taken to whole country, including Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. He said that there is an ideological difference between PPP and other parties. “Other parties believe that making rich richer benefits country, but our party believes that investing money in poor citizens strengthens economy.
Published in The Daily National Courier, July, 22 2023
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