Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) on Monday congratulated Maryam Nawaz Sharif to sworn as 20th Chief Minister of Punjab also being a first woman on this prestigious position wit a challenging role for the well-being of the people and business community of the province.
In a media statement issued here, the PBF President Khawaja Mahboob ur Rehman, Chief Organiser, Ahmad Jawad, Chairman Punjab Muhammad Naseer Malik, Chairman South Punjab Malik Suhail Talat welcomed the vision of the new Chief Minister in her first speech in the Punjab Assembly in which she announced to make Punjab an economic hub.
They also commended the initiatives announced by her as such as formulation of policies to ease of doing business for investors, activation of price control committees, launch of Ramdzan package ‘Nighebaan’, restarting Ramadan and model bazaars, up-gradation of government school infrastructure and curriculum, introduction of Punjab’s first air ambulance service, establishment of at least one Daanish school in every district, equally quality education in public and private schools, implementation of school transport system, plan for state-of-the-art hospitals in every city of Punjab with the provision of free medicines in emergency departments of public hospitals.
The PBF office-bearers also appreciated Maryam Nawaz’s vision for a digital Punjab with free Wi-Fi in major cities and resumption of e-library project, provision of more soft loans for females compared to males, working women hostels and initiatives for agricultural reforms including provision of free livestock for small farmers and establishing of more IT parks in Punjab.
They, however, called for effective measures to strengthen rupee value against the US dollar, citing that economy cannot grow at existing USD rate of Rs 280.— APP
