Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited various bus stands of the provincial capital and assessed the situation and gathered information about the revised fares from passengers. The CM’s initiative swiftly took effect, prompting transporters to reduce public transport fares within a mere eight hours, responding to the governments 48-hour ultimatum. Passengers conveyed their appreciation for the reduced fares during interactions with the CM.
They highlighted that initially, the fares were exorbitant, but the timely intervention led to a significant reduction.
Mohsin Naqvi engaged in conversations with passengers, seeking their feedback on the revised fares, and acknowledged that the lowered fares, aligned with the decrease in petroleum costs, were directly benefiting the passengers.
He affirmed a commitment to ongoing efforts aimed at providing relief to the people. Provincial ministers Amir Mir, Ibrahim Murad, Lahore Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner and CCPO were present.
Moreover, Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi conducted inspections at the ongoing construction sites of the emergency blocks at Government Teaching Hospital Shahdara and Mayo Hospital to review the progress.
During the visit to Shahdara Hospital, concerns were raised by patients regarding the procurement of risek injections from external sources, despite their availability within the hospital. The CM discovered that the required risek injections were indeed in stock at the hospital pharmacy. Expressing profound dissatisfaction, Naqvi reprimanded the senior medical officer and ordered the reimbursement of funds to patients who had purchased injections externally, despite their availability within the hospital.
The CM emphasized that, with the injections in stock at the hospital pharmacy, there was no justification for patients to resort to external purchases.
He criticized the management for permitting financially challenged patients to incur expenses on external injections when the hospitals pharmacy had an adequate supply.
While the duty doctor failed to respond to any of the queries, the CM made it clear that strict action would be taken in the event of any future complaints. He also visited Mayo Hospitals under-construction 200-bed state-of-the-art emergency block to inspect its up-gradation for better patient care.
He commended the high standard and patted the officials of the communication and works dept for installing new ceiling fans in the ward. He directed the early completion of upgrade work along with finding a permanent solution to roofs seepage. Provincial Ministers Dr Javed Akram, Amir Mir, Ibrahim Murad, health secretary, commissioner and DC Lahore, CCPO, special health secretary, VC KEMU, CEO Mayo Hospital, secretary C&W and others were also present.
