Amraiz Khan
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Wednesday said the corruption of former rulers hollowed the foundations of the country. He termed the menace of corruption not only a crime but also social and economic injustice.
In his message on International Anti-Corruption Day, Usman Buzdar said that unrest and disappointment spread in society due to this illicit activity and it is Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) mission is to eliminate corruption.
“Those who are involved in corruption commit treason against the country and zero-tolerance policy will be practiced against this evil,” the CM said while adding that Pakistan’s image has improved internationally due to PTI’s policies.
The CM regretted that the corrupt made a dacoity on the rights of the people. Their conduct was a sheer betrayal to the country and the high office they held. Corruption spreads frustration and law and order issues in the society, he added. It goes without saying that the menace of corruption is not only an offence but a societal vice, as well. There is no room for the corrupt in the new Pakistan as a policy of zero-tolerance has been adopted to eliminate it from the society, he added. PM Imran Khan-led government is striving to develop a new Pakistan free of corruption and dishonesty, he added.
The CM stressed that everyone will have to join hands with the government to overcome corruption in society. He emphasised that looters will not be forgiven and the PTI government is striving hard to ensure transparency in every sector of life.
The CM said a record recovery of 206 billion rupees has been made in the anti-corruption drive. The government took action against powerful mafias which continuously looted resources for the last 30 years and big fish have been brought under the net of the law.
The CM congratulated people of Sialkot on the launch of Sial Airline and said that first citizen of Sialkot established airport on self-help basis and now by launching airline has set an unprecedented example. He was addressing a ceremony organized on the start of Kamyab Nojawan program and other projects worth billions of rupees in Sialkot today. Usman Buzdar said that under Punjab Intermediate Cities Improvement Program, various development projects worth 17 billion rupees are being started.
Meanwhile, CM Usman Buzdar said that Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SAWW) gave eternal and immortal message of human rights for all the humanity and our religion Islam is a torchbearer of safeguarding the rights of all the human beings. The CM on the occasion of International Day of Human Rights, said that every citizen enjoys/has an equal rights in Pakistan. He said that disrespect of human rights destroyed societies morally and socially.
