Shahbaz reviews shifting of services for metro train route

LAHORE
Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting, here on Tuesday, which reviewed the plan of shifting of services of departments and agencies concerned for the route of Orange Line Metro Train project.Addressing the meeting, the chief minister directed that the timeline for shifting of services from the route of Lahore Orange Line Metro Train and their installations at the new site should be strictly implemented. He said the resources would be provided and departments and institutions concerned should undertake this process through best coordination.
Shahbaz Sharif directed that shifting of services should be completed within stipulated period as no delay would be tolerated in this regard. He said that he would continue to monitor construction work and shifting of services on regular basis. He directed that Lesco, Wasa, SNGPL, PTCL, NTC departments should work round-the-clock for shifting of services and the construction work should be completed within stipulated period. He directed that a comprehensive planning should be made to maintain flow of traffic on the route of construction work so that citizens should not face any difficulty. He said effective security arrangements should also be made for those working on this project.
He said that work had been started on Lahore Orange Line Metro Train and this great project would be completed speedily and in a transparent manner.
laptop: A student Kamran Wajid, belonging to a poor family, who got second position in Intermediate (Arts Group) examination in Sargodha Board called on Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, here Monday. The chief minister congratulated Kamran Wajid on showing excellent performance in intermediate examinations, his mother and Principal Government Higher Secondary School Hafiz Muhammad Saeed. Shahbaz Sharif gave away a cheque for Rs500,000 and laptop to Kamran Wajid, whereas a cheque for Rs1.5 lakh to Principal Hafiz Muhammad Saeed.
Speaking on the occasion, Shahbaz Sharif said hard working students like Kamran Wajid were asset of the nation. He said the Punjab government was spending billions of rupees on the downtrodden but hardworking and talented youths. He announced that the Punjab government would bear the education expenses of Kamran Wajid and materialise the dream of talented orphan student for getting further education.
The chief minister said despite difficult situation, Kamran Wajid had shown an excellent performance in inter examinations and we all are proud of his excellent success, he added.
Istanbul Expo: A delegation led by Chairman All Industrialists and Businessmen Association Istanbul Yasar Dogan called on Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, here Monday. Matters of mutual interest, promotion of Pak-Turk relations and increase in cooperation in different sectors were discussed in the meeting.The chief minister said there were historical and friendly relations between Pakistan and Turkey and economic ties between the two countries were strengthening with the passage of time. He said a number of Turk companies were investing in various sectors in Pakistan especially Punjab due to which economic relations between the two countries had strengthened. He said that economic relations between Pakistan and Turkey would further strengthen with the exchange of trade and industrial delegations and the Expo going be held in Istanbul next month was of vital importance in this regard. He said a delegation from Punjab would also participate in expo in Istanbul. He said Punjab-Turkish Desk had been set up at Punjab Investment Board which would play an important role in promotion of industrial, trade and economic relations between the two countries. He said the Punjab government wanted to set up a theme park in Lahore and it would welcome Turk cooperation in this regard.
The delegation chairman expressed the desire to promote cooperation with the Punjab government in tourism and other sectors and said that participation of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in Expo going to be held in Istanbul in October would be a matter of pleasure. He said the Expo would be inaugurated by Turk President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Turk delegation formally invited Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to participate in the Expo and said that Pakistani pavilion would also be set up in the Expo.