Amraiz Khan
Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Information Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Underpass is a gift for Lahorites as it will facilitate the commuters of the provincial metropolis.
Special Assistant to CM Dr Firdous was talking to media at the inauguration of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Underpass at Firdous Market here on Thursday.
She said that the Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar is working round the clock for progress and development of the province. The strenuous efforts of CM have materialized the dream of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Underpass into a reality. The project has been completed at a cost of Rs1.75 billion. Moreover, the transparent tendering saved Rs130 million on development work, she claimed.
The former government was only interested in such projects which gave them high kickbacks. The PML-N government’s extravagant expenditures on politically motivated fleshy projects resulted in financial crises. The incumbent government will take every possible step to uplift the lives of the people. Such development projects of public welfare will continue in future as well, she added.
Responding to a question, she said that even the death of late Begum Shamim Akhtar cannot refrain the Sharif Family and their spokespersons from doing political point-scoring. The government is in continuous contact with the Sharif Family and right after the announcement of funeral Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz will be released.
While criticizing Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Firdous Ashiq Awan regretted that on one hand the Zardari family has declared corona test compulsory for all the guests invited to the engagement whereas on the other, they are asking the people of Pakistan to take part in PDM procession without any Corona test. All this shows double standards of Zardari family who only care for themselves and not the common man.
She said that everyone knows that it is impossible that people will follow SOPs in public processions. She urged the opposition to focus on genuine public issues to facilitate the masses and stop befooling the innocent people of Pakistan.
