Police martyrs are our pride and the entire nation will never forget the sacrifices rendered by police jawans in the line duty, declared Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Tuesday.
He was speaking at a ceremony held to pay tribute to police martyrs on Police Martyrs Day (Youm-e-Shuhada) after visiting Yadgar-e-Shuhada in Lahore where he laid floral wreath and offered Fatiha.
A special anthem has been launched on the day to pay tribute to the martyrs.
The chief minister paid rich tributes to the great sacrifices rendered by police martyrs while protecting the life and honour of people. “Police Martyrs Day commemorates the great sacrifices of the brave sons and the Punjab government expresses complete solidarity with the police martyrs’ families,” he added. He reiterated his government’s resolve to continue looking after martyrs’ heirs and they will not be left alone.
Information Minister Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan, IG Police, CCPO Lahore, Secretary Information and DC Lahore were also present.
CM ORDERS MASSIVE CRACKDOWN ON HOARDERS, PROFITEERS
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed launching an effective campaign against artificial price-hike and hoarding by activating price control committees at district level.
In a circular to provincial minister and head of price control taskforce Aslam Iqbal and chief secretary, the CM directed that the price control committees be activated and provision of essential items be ensured at fixed rates.
He ordered the district price control committees to keep strict vigilance of the essential items’ rates and further directed that a vigilant eye be kept on hoarders. Similarly, the price control task force should devise effective steps to solve the artificial price-hike issue.
The CM reiterated that people cannot be left at the mercy of hoarders and added that any negligence will not be tolerated by him.
I will personally monitor action against artificial price-hike, hoarding and illegal profiteering as these are an enemy of the society as well as the law, he said. I will personally check the rates of essential items through surprise monitoring and no one will be forgiven if negligence is proved, he warned.
Meanwhile, a meeting of the provincial price control task force has been called to review the steps for providing relief to the masses.
CM FOR PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS TO COMBAT URBAN FLOODING
Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed to take prior steps to counter the possibility of urban flooding due to possible rains in the current week and issued directions to the secretaries of housing and local bodies departments.
The CM has directed that cleanliness of flood channels and drains be ensured and the concerned officials should take steps so that urban flooding could be dealt with effectively especially in the low lying areas.
He added that local governments and WASAs should take advance steps to deal with the rain-spell and provision of resources be accelerated.
He made it clear that strict action will be taken if the water is accumulated on roads as people face difficulty and this is intolerable.
It is not dutifulness that concerned officers continue to sit in their offices while roads are immersed in water, he further warned.
