Amraiz Khan
Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that Punjab will be developed as a model province for investors, industrialists and businessmen. He appreciated the efforts of Dr. Salman Shah and his team for preparing a comprehensive document of the business plan.
He was talking to the Advisor on Economic Affairs and P&D Dr. Salman Shah who called on him at his office and presented the Punjab business plan document. Talking on this occasion, Usman Buzdar said that the Punjab business plan will help promote business and economic activities. He reiterated that ease of doing business will be ensured at every level and Punjab will be developed as a hub of investment.
The chief minister hoped that ease of doing business will strengthen the economy along with creating more job opportunities. He pointed out that reforms have been introduced for the promotion of investment and reiterated that all the necessary facilities will be provided under one roof. The government will take many more steps so that investment is further increased and the achievement of targets will be ensured through short-term, medium and long-term policies.
The chief minister told that 17 economic hubs have been identified in Punjab adding that the provincial economy will be strengthened by their development. He maintained that accelerated work is required to promote e-commerce and e-governance in the province.
He also assured to provide full support for strengthening the provincial economy.
Dr. Salman Shah, on this occasion, said that a comprehensive strategy has been devised to strengthen the provincial economy along with the accelerated industrial process.
The government has taken concerted efforts for the promotion of investment and economic activities in the province, concluded Salman Shah.
Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has taken notice of the dis-functioning of CT scan machine and failure in its timely repair at DHQ Teaching Hospital DG Khan. He directed to hold the departmental inquiry and further directed that facts relating to failure in the timely repair of non-functional CT scan machine should be brought out and responsibility should also be fixed.
He sought a report from the Provincial Secretary Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education within 15 days. He further directed to immediately get repair the said machine adding that steps should be adopted on a fast-track basis to procure a new CT scan machine so that its availability in the said hospital could be ensured at the earliest.