Minister for Local Government and Community Development (LG&CD), Zeeshan Rafique said on Sunday that the Punjab government has decided to provide services at animal sale points under a no profit no loss policy.
He said, this initiative aims to offer traders and citizens all possible facilities at these points, particularly in preparation for Eid al-Adha, According to a private news channel, he said that Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has ordered that cleaning arrangements for Eid al-Adha be completed ahead of time. All chief officers have been directed to ensure the implementation of this decision to maintain proper sanitation and order at the animal markets, he added. Additionally, he said that a control room will be established in the office of the Secretary of Local Government to monitor the sanitation arrangements. The minister ensured a clean and organized environment for traders and buyers during the festive period. Provincial Minister for Local Government Zeeshan Rafique has said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) wants to bring a strong and vibrant local government system in the province. He expressed these views during an open court in his constituency PP-51 camp office Daska City. “As soon as the government was formed in Punjab, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif established a committee consisting of provincial ministers, assembly members and senior officers to remodel the local government system, which has completed 80 percent of its work,” he added. The minister said that the local government department was collecting basic information in digital format for solid waste management at the rural union council level and tehsil level in all the districts of the province .
