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Public service PTI’s agenda, says Buzdar

By Our Correspondent
April 09, 2019

LAHORE: Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Monday said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had come into power with an agenda of public service and was committed to serve the people.

According to a handout, the chief minister said that Pakistan was presenting a picture of decrepitude due to the plunder of previous tenures. The punishment of corruption and inefficiency should be given to those elements that had bankrupted Pakistan and filled their pockets mercilessly.

The elements that had committed enmity with the nation had done nothing for the welfare of the common man. The PTI government has put an end to this practice of plunder and those who are responsible for corruption and inefficiency will have to be accountable. Indiscriminate accountability of the corrupt elements is necessary for national development, he added. “We do not have any other agenda like the past rulers, the foundations of the country were weakened with corruption during the past tenures while the PTI government has laid the foundation of a transparent Pakistan” he said. The corruption has been decreased and the ratio of transparency increased in the country under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. We do not believe in slogans and claims and practical steps are taken for public service, he said. In fact, the government has achieved success at every level in a short span of time and midnight oil was burnt to come up to the expectations of the people, the chief minister concluded.

condolences: Provincial ministers, assembly members, political leaders and important personalities called on Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office here Monday and expressed deep grief over the death of his father Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan Buzdar.

They also offered Fateha for the departed soul. Those who called on the chief minister included Punjab Irrigation Minister Muhammad Mohsin Leghari, MNAs Dr Seemi Bukhari, Muhammad Asim Nazir and Sanaullah Mastikhel, MPAs Saeed Ahmad Saeedi, Nazir Ahmad Chohan, Sardar Umar Mehar, former assembly member Bilal Ejaz, Ch Ashfaq, Liaqat Ansari, Special Secretary Secondary Health & Medical Education, DG Punjab Food Authority and others.

grievances: Punjab Minister for Housing & Urban Development Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed has said that the PTI government is making all out efforts to address the public issues. In this regard, active role of officers is vital in redressing the grievances of people.

He stated this during an open court held at PTI’s secretariat here on Monday. Vice Chairman, Lahore Development Authority (LDA), SM Imran, Managing Director Water & Sanitation Agency (Wasa) Syed Zahid Aziz, Director General Parks & Horticulture Authority (PHA) Dr Faisal Zahoor and other officers concerned were present on the occasion. The minister said that public service is the core mission of the PTI government and purpose of open courts is prompt redressal of grievances of the masses. Presence of high-ups of relevant departments has been ensured during open courts so that public issues could be solved at the earliest, he added.

During the open court, people lodged their complaints and applications regarding LDA, Wasa and PHA. Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed after a thorough review of these applications issued necessary directions to the officers concerned. He said procedure of LDA One Window Cell and complaints redressal system of this organisation needs a comprehensive review.