Buzdar reiterates PTI reform promises
Government determined to serve people, says newly elected chief minister from south Punjab
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Ahmad Khan Buzdar visited a local orphanage, Darul Shafqat, in Lahore after offering prayers on Eid. He distributed Eid gifts to the children.
The chief minister, accompanied by Pakistan Tehreeke-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) MPAs (Member of the Provincial Assembly) visited various sections of the orphanage.
He spoke to the children on the facilities provided at the orphanage, such as food and lodging, and instructed the orphanage administration on improving standards.
After the visit, the chief minister addressed a press conference and reiterated his government’s resolve to root out corruption at all levels in the province. The PTI government, he said, would not tolerate corruption in any state institution. There would be across-the-board accountability and Prime Minister Imran Khan’s reforms agenda would be implemented in the police, civil bureaucracy, local government, education, health and other sectors. Buzdar also said that ongoing development works would be completed for public welfare.
Buzdar said all plans announced by the PTI chief would be implemented in letter and spirit. “We know there are problems at all levels and some of them are not going to be resolved soon, but our determination and willpower is equally strong,” he said. “We have formed a number of committees and groups to tackle and resolve each problem according to its magnitude and severity,” Buzdar added.
Chief Minister Buzdar is likely to attend a briefing by all departments on their functioning in next couple of days, as the PTI government has been trumpeting its reforms package since it gained majority in the national and provincial assemblies of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
It is noteworthy that Imran Khan came under criticism not only from the party’s outer circles, but also from within over his choice of Buzdar for Punjab chief minister. But Khan promised that Buzdar would deliver PTI’s agenda of ‘One Pakistan’.