Governor Punjab Balighur Rehman on Saturday met the participants of the 25th Na-tional Security Workshop organized by National Defence University Islamabad at Governor House.
The delegation was led by DG Institute for Strategic Studies Research and Analysis (ISSRA), Major General Raza Aizad. Governor Punjab welcomed the delegation to the historic building of Governor House Lahore. Speaking on the occasion, Governor Punjab said that it was heartening to note that people from diverse backgrounds, in-cluding senators, parliamentarians, military and civil officers, participated in this training workshop.
He said that this training course would have enabled the participants to grasp the geo-strategic and socio-political dynamics of the country as well as to fully understand the challenges confronted by the country. Governor Punjab further said that continuity of policies is very important in the development of any country. He said that in developed countries, policies continue for many years. He further said that the stability of the economy is vital to the development of the country. He said that the government is particularly focusing on improving regional trade, investment, and economic connectivity, adding he said: In the recent past, a Special Investment Facilitation Council has been established to increase foreign direct investment. Governor Punjab while paying tribute to the martyrs of the Pakistan Army and Security Forces said that the martyrs who embraced martyrdom for the defence of motherland are our heroes, and their honor and respect is binding on all of us Governor Punjab also informed the participants of the workshop about the launch of guided tours at Governor House Lahore.
He said that in the past, the Governor’s House had been opened to the public for a short period in an unorganized manner, and the visit of interior side of the Governor’s House was also not allowed to the public.
He added that recently guided tours have been started at the Governor’s House. Access to the interior and exterior of the Governor’s House is being given to the pub-lic in an orderly manner. Foreigners have also visited the Governor’s House in these guided tours. On this occasion, Governor Punjab also answered the questions of the participants of the workshop. Later, Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman in a statement, while paying tribute to the security forces for foiling the terrorist attack on the Mianwali training air base.
