South Punjab Secretariat is functional: CM

Saiyan0321 · Jan 20, 2021

South Punjab Secretariat is functional: CM

Public problems being solved, says Usman Buzdar

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar Tuesday claimed that the South Punjab Secretariat was functional and peoples’ problems were being resolved at the local level.

“The people of South Punjab have been given their rights for the first time as the government is fulfilling its promises made with the people”, he said while talking to Parliamentarians, who called him at his office here. He regretted that the past government befooled the residents of South Punjab through hollow slogans and maintained that South Punjab districts would have been developed if resources were not spent on areas of choice.

He alleged that the past rulers used South Punjab province for promoting their politics, while the people continued to languish in the quagmire of poverty. “It is satisfying that an era of composite development has started by PM Imran Khan as South Punjab funds have been ring-fenced and the credit goes to the PTI government that it has materialized the need of a South Punjab Secretariat”, he said.
Amir Talal Gopang MNA and Syed Muhammad Sibtain Raza MPA apprised the Chief Minister of the problems of their constituencies.

He assured them that their problems would be resolved on priority and reiterated that the journey of composite development and prosperity will be spread to the backward localities. He said the government was following a policy of composite development and required resources were also being provided to backward cities. In the past, he added, funds were provided to some specific cities. Usman Buzdar regretted that opposition obfuscated the people by raising hollow slogans and false claims. Those engaged in negative politics should realise facts as PDM has compounded the difficulties of the people, he added. Usman Buzdar maintained the Opposition was undermining national interest for safeguarding personal stakes.

On the other side, public service is the main agenda of the PTI and the government will work hard to provide various facilities to the citizens, he said.
CM chairs Parliamentarians meeting at Sahiwal

Punjab Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar chaired a marathon meeting of provincial ministers, parliamentarians and ticket-holders at Commissioner’s Office Sahiwal on Tuesday to deliberate upon the development plans.

Addressing the meeting, the CM maintained the agenda of Opposition parties was contrary to national interests and those involved in the politics of anarchy are, in fact, fulfilling the enemy’s agenda.

The PDM, he said, had no concern for the public and the rejected elements are only deceiving each other as PDM’s negative politics has been defeated.

He averred that the PTI government will complete its constitutional tenure and no one will be allowed to block the journey of development, he averred and further stated that development plans will be devised with mutual consultations and timely implementation will also be ensured. “It is also important to maintain the best coordination between assembly members and administration.
The purpose of field visits is consultations with assembly members and I will, personally, review every matter, including the development process”, assured Usman Buzdar.

He told them that apart from the development schemes of Lahore, Chakwal and Rajanpur, development plans of other districts are also in process.

He affirmed that the DHQ hospital’s 128-bedded cardiology block will be completed with an amount of Rs5.5 billion to provide modern facilities to the patients.

He directed early completion of the teaching hospital and further directed to excogate the establishment of cardiology institute in Sahiwal.

The CM disclosed that a proposal of linking Sahiwal with Motorway was being reviewed and expansion project of Chichawatni, Kamalia-Rajana road was also under consideration.
The industrial estate project will also be started in Chichawatni, he assured.

The participants thanked the CM for giving priority to Sahiwal and presented proposals for the solution of public problems.

Rai Murtaza Iqbal MNA, provincial ministers Nauman Langrial, Sumsam Bukhari, Rai Hassan Nawaz, VC OPC Punjab Waseem Akhter, PTI’s office-bearers and ticket-holders, Commissioner, RPO and Secretary Health attended the meeting.