CM wants govt writ visible everywhere

LAHORE: Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that steps should be taken to make the people realise the changing environment around them.

The writ of the government should be visible everywhere and special attention should be paid to improve the cleanliness system, eradication of corruption, flood control plan and other matters.

He presided over a meeting of administrative and police officers of Dera Ghazi Khan and Lahore Divisions in which the commitment of providing best services to the people was reiterated.

The chief minister, in his address, said that Allah Almighty has bestowed an opportunity to government officers to serve the people and they should proactively perform so that public problems could be solved. The officers should solve the genuine problems of the people with full confidence and without any fear, he added. Any pressure or undue recommendations should not be bothered and illegal favour should not be extended. He said the Punjab government would help the officers in solving the public problems and the government machinery serving the people would be encouraged at every level. He said that steps should be taken to make the people realise the changing environment around them. The writ of the government should be visible everywhere and special attention should be paid to improve the cleanliness system, eradication of corruption, flood control plan and other matters. Similarly, DCs and DPOs should hold open-courts collectively. I am hopeful that my team will not disappoint me. Policies are not enough but their implementation will have to be ensured as well, he added.

Additional chief secretary said that administration and police will have to work as a united team and attention should be paid to revenue related matters and disputes resolution. IG Police said that police accountability system will become an example for other departments as the department is going through a rectification process. The law and order has been improved and the crime rate decreased in Lahore.

The meeting reviewed different proposals to ensure implementation of the court verdict regarding banning public processions on The Mall while the proposal of relocating NAB court to Thokar Niaz Baig was also discussed.

The RPO DG Khan Division briefed about the steps taken for the eradication of crime and participants presented various proposals regarding good governance. poverty: Usman Buzdar has said that poverty alleviation is a noble deed which would be definitely done while collective efforts are needed to alleviate poverty from society.

Provincial Ministers, including Shaukat Ali Lalika, Muhammad Mohsin Leghari, Ansar Majeed Niazi and Ijaz Alam called on Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office here Thursday and discussed departments performance and political situation.

The ministers apprised the chief minister of the performance of their departments. Talking on the occasion, the chief minister said that poverty alleviation is a great virtue which would be definitely done. Ehsaas and Kafalat programmes depict the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan as the assistance of poorest of the poor is the important duty of the government.

The economic empowerment of needy women will also be included in this programme and available resources will be best utilised to remove poverty from the society. He said that health, education and other facilities are the fundamental rights of every human being and the best Local Government system will be introduced in Punjab. We all will have to collectively perform to alleviate poverty, he said.

Usman Buzdar said that information technology would be utilised to make the Zakat & Ushr system more effective and steps would be taken to protect the rights of the labourers. We also want an early completion of welfare projects relating to the religious minorities, he concluded.