Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Thursday expressed the hope that reservations of annoyed allies of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would be removed.
The chief minister in a statement said there is nothing to fret about as all allies stand by the government. To a question about whether PTI stalwart Jahangir Khan Tareen is returning to a government team holding talks with disgruntled coalition partners, he said they are all together.
When asked what message he would like to give to his opponents, he said he can only pray for them Earlier, on Jan 29, the chief minister had said Usman Buzdar had said that there was no political crisis in the province, adding that all the stakeholders of the government are on the same page.
Talking to Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar, who called on him at his office, he said that rumours-mongers and conspirators are facing defeat. He said that the PTI government is, even more, stronger under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The chief minister maintained that transformation of Punjab, as the best province, along with the provision of best available facilities to the people, is the objective of the incumbent government. He said that no hurdle will be tolerated in the journey of development.
Meanwhile, a delegation of Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) led by its President Hafeez-ur-Rehman Chaudhry called on Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office on Thursday. The chief minister presented a cheque worth Rs 10 million for the LHCBA.
Talking on this occasion, the chief minister said that lawyers have played a leading role for the supremacy of the constitution and the strengthening of the democracy. He opined that legal fraternity has to pro-actively perform for timely provision of justice to the citizens. The PTI government is creating an environment of ease for the people and it has a full understanding of the problems being faced by the lawyers. The civilized societies are based on the concept of supremacy of law while the law of the jungle prevails in societies lacking socio-economic justice, he added.
The chief minister announced to convene a provincial level convention of bar associations. He added that provincial, divisional, district and tehsil level lawyers’ conventions will be held soon and a welfare package for the legal community will also be announced. He assured to solve problems being faced by the LHCBA and added that instructions have already been issued to solve the dispensary problem for the lawyers.
The LHCBA President also presented life-membership to Chief Minister Usman Buzdar. Law Minister Raja Basharat and Secretary Law were also present.
Separately, Usman Buzdar thanked the nation for celebrating Kashmir Solidarity Day in a befitting manner. In a statement, he said that people vigorously raised their voice against the Indian cruelties in Occupied Kashmir and gave a strong message to the world by showing complete solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiris. This Day has given a strong message to India that Pakistan and Kashmir are inseparable. The nation has realized to the world that Pakistanis are firmly standing with the Kashmiris, he added. He said that Pakistanis have proved that they would not leave the Kashmiris alone. He also paid tributes to the religious minorities for their full support and strong participation in the Kashmir Day celebrations. Kashmir is a global issue and the international community should immediately pay attention to it, concluded the chief minister.
Also, the Higher Education Department issued NOC, on an application of DC Chiniot, to start four years BS Program at Government Islamia Postgraduate College Chiniot. The BS program in Islamic Studies, English, Chemistry, Urdu and Math would commence from September 2020. This permission has been granted on special instruction of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar who said that provision of best educational facilities in far-flung areas is the priority of the government and assured to continue taking steps for this purpose.
