Amraiz Khan
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar chaired the apex committee meeting on Monday which was attended by Corps Commander Lahore Lt-Gen. Majid Ehsan, GOC 10-Division Maj-Gen Muhammad Aneequr Rehman Malik, DG Rangers Punjab Maj-Gen Muhammad Amir Majeed and high ranking military officials. Provincial Ministers Raja Basharat, Dr Yasmeen Rashid, SACM Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Chief Secretary, IG police, ACS and medical experts also attended the meeting.
The meeting expressed serious concern over non-implementation of corona SOPs and agreed to make concerted efforts for its effective implementation. Strict action will have to be taken if the same situation persists and the military, as well as civil administration will jointly continue striving for saving lives. Resources will be fully utilized for the treatment of corona patients, it decided.
The CM stated the number of patients has been dangerously increased and the government wants to overcome the second wave by ensuring compliance of SOPs. Necessary restrictions have been imposed keeping in view the economic problems of the working class, he added. He informed that the government is giving attention to providing facilities for the treatment of corona patients in the hospitals and added that HDUs have been reactivated in teaching hospitals along with reopening of the field hospital in Expo Centre.
Provincial Ministers Raja Basharat, Mian Aslam Iqbal, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Murad Raas, MPAs – Karamat Khokar, Nazir Chohan, Nadeem Bara, president PTI (central Punjab) Ejaz Ch. and Ejaz Minhas of good governance committee met with Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and discussed matters of mutual interest.
Talking on the occasion, the CM asked the parliamentarians to keep a close liaison with the people and strive hard to solve their problems. The public problems will be solved in consultation with the parliamentarians and the government will provide due rights to the citizens, he added.
CM Usman Buzdar inaugurated the annual chrysanthemum show at Jillani Park on Monday and appreciated the work done by the PHA. Housing Minister Mian Mahmoodur Rashid, advisor Muhammad Asif, Chairman PHA Syed Yasir Gillani and DG PHA were also present.
