Amraiz Khan
Special Assistant to Chief Minister on information (SACM) has said that it is resolve of the Buzdar government to provide sports opportunities and provision of the best environment to the youth.
In her tweet on Monday, Firdous Ashiq Awan said that the first Quaid-e-Azam inter division hockey championship will be started at the National Hockey Stadium Lahore.
She said that more measures will be taken for the improvement of the national game which was neglected in the past. Meanwhile, Special Assistant to CM Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said that the Punjab cabinet has approved the universal health coverage program to provide health insurance to 100 per cent population of the province by December 2021, adding that the funds of Rs65 billion are being allocated for this public welfare project.
Addressing a in a post-cabinet meeting press conference here on Monday, the SACM said that the cabinet has accorded approval to establish Lahore Central Business District Development Authority to promote business activities at Walton airport and its surrounding areas besides providing facilities to investors on priority basis. She said the cabinet approved to establish Thal University in Bhakkar to bring underdeveloped regions at par with developed cities.
The Special Assistant said that the cabinet has decided to establish Sialkot Development Authority (SDA) besides granting approval to allocation of 1,626 acres of land in Cholistan for martyrs of Pakistan Army. She said the cabinet has decided to withdraw the collection of motor vehicles’ taxes through post offices and allowed Infrastructure Development Authority Punjab (IDAP) to assist KPK government and start its activities there.
Dr Firdous said that the cabinet endorsed the decision of federal government to establish permanent secretariat of the Council of Common Interest. She said the cabinet approved the use of Chinese Yuan for the exchange of foreign currency for energy agreements besides deciding to close down ATC courts in Sargodha and Rawalpindi. She said the CM has taken notice of a youth succumbing to police brutality in Faisalabad and no one will be allowed to take life of others into their own hands.
The SACM said it is better late than never and PDM has at last realized that the best agitation against the government is no-confidence move. She said that Zardari is making a futile effort to unite the divided opposition, adding that the politics of PDM is not linked with any ideology because PDM’s narrative changes with seasonal changes. The political circus of PDM has ended, adding that Usman Buzdar has taken an important wicket of PML-N and this process will continue.
Responding to a question, the Special Assistant said that criticism is the beauty of democracy and as a democratic party every member of the PTI has the right to freedom of opinion and expression, adding that the PTI’s disgruntled members are like pigeons that always return back home.
Dr Firdous said our coalition partners are our strength and the PM has decided to take allies alongside. She said that Mariyam Nawaz is in great shock after the operation against illegal occupants of Khokhar palace adding that no one will be allowed to trespass on the state land. The SACM said that all the stakes of Bilawal and Zardari lies in Sindh government and they will not sacrifice Sindh government at any cost.
