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Punjab minister gives Usman Buzdar cheque for corona control fund

By Our Correspondent
March 29, 2020

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Labour and Human Resource Ansar Majeed called on Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and presented him a cheque for Rs 6.3 million for CM’s Special Fund for Corona Control.

The amount was collected as the staff of PESSI, other than class-IV staff, discharged their national obligation by contributing to CM’s Special Funds for Corona Control, said a handout issued here on Saturday.

Talking on the occasion, the chief minister said the contribution of officers and staff of PESSI for controlling corona was praiseworthy.

He said the well-to-do of society should play an effective role in the government’s efforts for dealing with coronavirus.

The CM said the public support was utmost necessary to face the challenge like coronavirus, adding that coronavirus could be eradicated in a record time if every person played their due role.