Govt to meet expectations of Lyari people, PM tells PTI MNA

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that the people of Lyari had expressed their confidence in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and vowed that the government will meet their expectations, ARY News reported.

Talking to PTI MNA Abdul Shakoor Shad, who called on him in Islamabad today, PM Imran assured him that the government will take all-out measures to address the problems of Lyari.

“The country’s development is linked with that of Karachi,” the prime minister said, adding that the Karachi package will change the entire city.

During the meeting, Shakoor Shad apprised the prime minister about the problems of his constituency and demanded of him to establish a NADRA’s mega office in Lyari.

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