Amraiz Khan
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Friday said that the opposition is pursuing sole agenda of saving its corruption at all costs.
The CM said the opposition leaders have proved that they are totally unconcerned about the safety of the general public in the corona pandemic. The opposition is doing politics at the cost of the life of the people, he said. They are causing to spread coronavirus through meetings and this shows their insincerity; he said and stressed that putting the lives of the people at stake is no politics. Usman Buzdar emphasised that getting an NRO is the actual destination of PDM but they should remember that they will not get it from PM Imran Khan. The desires of the opposition will not be fulfilled and the government will complete its term, he added.
Meanwhile, CM Usman Buzdar announced mega projects worth billions of rupees for the development of Lahore city and said that Lahore will be given its due right. Usman Buzdar said that a state-of-the-art 1000 beds general hospital will be established on 124 kanal land of LDA at Ferozepur Road near Arfa Karim Technology Tower at a cost of Rs 9 billion. This hospital will have a capacity of 400 beds in the general ward, 400 beds in cardiology and 200 beds in blood diseases wards. He said that the summary of the health department has been approved in this regard. He said that Mother & Child Care hospital is being completed in Ganga Ram hospital at a cost of Rs4 billion. He further stated that Children Hospital has been awarded status of University of Child Health Sciences and an amount of Rs 4 billion has been allocated for this university. Usman Buzdar said that he had visited Children Hospital and witnessed the rush of children. He termed this university first of its kind for providing treatment to the children. He further maintained that the radiology department has been established in Services Hospital at a sum of Rs2.5 billion. This radiology department has 225-beds as well. He said that no new hospital was constructed in Lahore after Jinnah Hospital therefore pressure is being increased on the existing hospitals and the government has started working for setting up of new hospitals.
He said that traffic jam on all the major roads of Lahore have become routine matter which creates problems for the citizens. The government has decided to construct flyovers and underpasses to redress this problem. He further disclosed that flyovers will be constructed at Shakam Chowk and Karim Block Market Chowk. These two projects will cost approximately Rs 6 billion. He further maintained that an underpass will also be constructed on Ferozepur Road near Gulab Devi Hospital at a cost Rs 1 billion.
