Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said that coronavirus pandemic has affected the everyday life in the whole world including Pakistan and daily wagers are facing difficulties due to restrictions.
In a statement issued here on Monday, he emphasised that provision of relief to the vulnerable strata is the priority of the PTI government. The financial aid programme has been started under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan and Pakistan is the first country among the developing nations which has provided such support.
The CM assured that deserving families will be given their right. This financial aid programme is very transparent and it is the time to help the needy by staying above politics, the CM added.
CM FELICITATES SIKH COMMUNITY ON KHALSA JANAM DIN VAISAKHI
The CM has extended felicitations to Sikh community on Khalsa Janam din Vaisakhi. In a statement issued here on Monday, he said that the festival of Vaisakhi is being celebrated with simplicity due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This pandemic has, altogether, changed the whole world. Therefore, the adoption of necessary precautionary measures is everybody’s moral duty as saving the lives of the people is the priority of the government. It is the need of the hour that this festival should be celebrated while maintaining social distancing, he added.
He said that observance of social distancing by the Sikh community, on the festival of Vaisakhi, is praiseworthy and added that he is thankful for their cooperation. We fully share the joys and happiness of the Sikh community on the festival of Vaisakhi and support to the families, affected by the coronavirus, will further rejuvenate the joys of Vaisakhi, concluded the CM.
USMAN BUZDAR STRONGLY CONDEMNS UNPROVOKED SHELLING OF INDIAN ARMY ALONG LOC
Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has strongly condemned unprovoked shelling and firing of Indian army at civilian population along the Line of Control and expressed a deep sense of sorrow over the martyrdom of two-year-old Muhammad Haseeb in Dhundial Sector. He extended sympathies to the bereaved heirs and prayed for early recovery of the injured.
Supremacist Modi regime is bent upon disturbing the regional peace when the whole world is facing the coronavirus pandemic, he deplored. India is blatantly violating international laws and human rights principles by targeting the civilian population and such nefarious acts of Indian occupied army are highly condemnable, concluded the chief minister.
CM CONDOLES
MARTYRDOM OF
MAJ UMER AND LT FAIZAN IN PLANE CRASH
Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has expressed a deep sense of sorrow over the martyrdom of Instructor Major Umer and Lt Faizan in a crash of training aircraft near Gujrat.
In a statement issued here on Monday, the CM paid tributes to the great sacrifices of Maj. Umer and Lt Faizan and extended sympathies to their families. He also prayed that may Almighty Allah grant courage to the bereaved families to bear the losses with equanimity.