‘Huge potential in agro-based industries’

Punjab CM says steps will be taken to promote such industries in Bahawalpur

BAHAWALPUR: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said that there is huge potential in agro-based industries. Every possible step will be taken to develop such industries in Bahawalpur.

He expressed these views while meeting with a delegation of industrialists on Sunday.

Speaking to the delegation, the chief minister highlighted that industries hold great importance in national and economic development. He maintained that the government will provide all possible facilities to industrialists. “With the implementation of the new policy, industries will be promoted in the province,” he said.

He added that by producing quality seeds, we can take cotton crops to the next level. The Punjab government has established a taskforce in this regard, he said.

The chief minister also visited the Laal Suhanra National Park where he planted a sapling to kick off the plantation drive. Speaking to the media, Buzdar revealed that restoration of the park will be completed soon. He maintained that in the past, many sectors including the park, have been neglected. “Thousands of saplings have been planted in a short amount of time. These plants are necessary for countering pollution,” he said.



The chief minister also toured the park and attended a meeting regarding restoration work.

Buzdar also met with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s (PTI) local leadership at Circuit House.

During the meeting, the chief minister said that it is only through the hard work of party workers that PTI was able to succeed in the General Elections. He assured them that their issues will be resolved on a priority basis.

The CM also met with a delegation under the leadership of High Court Bar Bahawalpur President Ahmad Mansoor Chistia at Circuit House.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 31^st, 2018.