Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has announced to fix a 32 per cent quota of jobs for South Punjab in the provincial departments, and with the approval of the proposal of adding Bhakar and Mianwali districts, the quota would rise to 35 per cent.
While talking to the media in DG Khan, the CM regretted that the past rulers did nothing for the backward areas and emphasised that the development process had been diverted towards backward and remote areas to change the destiny of the people. “I represent backward areas in Lahore,” he added.
To a question, he said that PM Imran Khan would soon inaugurate the South Punjab Secretariat in Bahawalpur and disclosed that rules of business of South Punjab secretariat would also be notified at the earliest to make all the departments of South Punjab fully functional. A 66 per cent increase had been made in the development budget and no one could point a finger at the transparency of the budget, he disclosed.
The CM said that 122-km long Chowki Wala to Musakhel Road was being constructed to connect Punjab with Balochistan and added that this 10 billion rupees project would decrease the distance by 100-km. He said the cadet college at Fort Monroe was being fully funded to complete it early along with taking steps to resolve the drinking water issue and a state-of-the-art school would also be set up in Koh-e-Suleman. Likewise, he added, four rescue stations were being set up at Sakhi Sarwar, Fort Munro, Chotti and Lund besides starting supply of electricity in Koh-e-Suleman and other areas. The different roads of DG Khan would be repaired and Sorra Dam would be started in Koh-e-Suleman this year while the feasibility report of four other dams was also ready, he continued.
Earlier, the CM inspected the road construction project at Chowki Wala where he was briefed about the project. The road from Chowki Wala to Musakhel Balochistan would be constructed in two phases via Zain, Barthi. Talking on this occasion, the CM vowed to change the destiny of the area adding that past rulers did nothing for the backward areas. Those making decisions in Lahore were totally unaware of the problems of the remote areas; the CM lamented and added that he was going to every district and tehsil to take stock of the situation.
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar visited different areas of DG Khan in scorching heat for eight hours. He started his visit at 10:15am in the morning. He reached the tribal area Chowkiwala at the outset and extended condolences with the bereaved family on the death of Sardar Sheharyar Khan Lund.
Then he reached the sports complex in DG Khan where he inaugurated and laid the projects worth billions of rupees. The CM watched the wall of the annual development programme of DG Khan. He also visited Hazrat Baba Fareed-ud-Din Masood Ganj Shakar e-research library.
Later, the CM went to Central Jail and Police Line. The CM met with members of the assembly, notables of the area and different delegations at the Commissioner’s Office. Usman Buzdar met the citizens on the lawn in hot weather. The citizens appreciated the unprecedented steps of Sardar Usman Buzdar for the durable development of DG Khan.
Talking to the CM, they said that CM did the work which past rulers could not do in 70 years. The claimant of “Good Governance” made dacoity on the resources of DG Khan and deprived the people of DG Khan from development. “We are thankful to the CM for giving the rights to DG Khan,” said the people.
