Amraiz Khan
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar on Monday said that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is ‘inviting’ coronavirus by holding public rallies.
“The opposition parties do not care about people and just want to secure personal interests.” Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar stated while talking to Members Provincial Assembly (MPAs) Mahinder Pall Singh and Abida Raja who called on him at Governor’s House here.
Ch Sarwar said: “Prime Minister Imran Khan will not resign before or after January 31 and will complete his term as the premier.” He declared that the PDM parties are deceiving each other, adding that by-elections and Senate polls will be held well on time.
The Punjab governor said that the incumbent government has saved the country from bankruptcy and all international bodies are acknowledging Pakistan’s economic progress. “The opposition is unable to bear the development and that’s why they are cause chaos and panic to keep themselves alive politically.”
STATE-OF-THE-ART INDUSTRIAL ESTATE TO BE DEVELOPED
Punjab Minister for Industries and Trade Mian Aslam Iqbal has said that a state-of-the-art industrial estate will be developed near Multan on Lahore-Multan motorway adding that the government is giving priority to industries which are a substitute for imports.
He disclosed this while chairing a meeting held civil secretariat on Monday to review different issues relating to Punjab Industrial Estates Development Company (PIEDMC). The meeting was told that industrial units were being speedily established in industrial estates.
Mian Aslam Iqbal directed to provide a list of industrial units established in the industrial estates after 2018 and asked the PIEDMC to develop a dashboard in collaboration with Punjab Information Technology Board so that the necessary details of industrial units could be made available on one click. The industrial estates should not be used for sale and purchase of plots but rather meant for industrialisation at the grassroots, he added. Instead of creating hurdles, the investors should be provided facilities and the colonization of industrial units will restore the confidence of the investors, he said.
The provincial minister said that the government is encouraging exports while decreasing dependence on imports. He directed to devise a plan of introducing the concept of corporate social responsibility and regretted that failure in benefitting from Rs 600 million worth Pakistan Drug Testing and Research Centre is deplorable. A financial model should be devised in this regard, he added. Secretary Industries Wasif Khurshid, Chairman PIEDMC Nabeel Hashmi, president Sunder Industrial Estate Haroon Ali, president Multan Industrial Estate Hussain Fazal and others attended the meeting.
