Ghani’s visit to boost bilateral ties: Punjab CM
Says Pak-Afghan mutual cooperation will maintain sustainable peace
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar. PHOTO:INP
LAHORE:
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said the visit of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani would further boost relations between the two countries.
He expressed these views during a meeting with the Afghan president who arrived at Lahore airport on Thursday. The chief minister further said both the countries enjoyed brotherly relations and boosting of contacts would help increase trade and economic activities.
“We have to move forward jointly to maintain peace in the region,” he said.
Speaking on the occasion, Ghani said he was happy to visit Lahore which was the heart of Pakistan.
Earlier, Buzdar directed the authorities concerned to initiate a crackdown against the elements responsible for creating artificial price hike in the province. “Effective measures should be adopted for stabilising the prices of essential items and stern action should be initiated against those responsible for creating artificial price hike,” he said.
While issuing directions to the cabinet sub-committee for price control, the chief minister made it clear that artificial increase in the prices of essential items would not be tolerated. “Availability of food items, according to their fixed prices, is the responsibility of the administration,” he added. He said deputy commissioners should vigilantly monitor the prices of essential items and their prices should also be regularly monitored in Sunday bazaars.
“Those who are looting the people through artificial price hike do not deserve any mercy. The administrative officers should go out to the field and proactively perform their duties to provide substantiate relief to the people.”
The CM was of the view that the masses could not be left at the mercy of profiteers. The Chief Minister also directed to speed up action against illegal profiteers and hoarders and reiterated that public interest is most supreme. The PTI government has a full understanding of public problems and the government is taking every possible step so that the relief could be provided to the people. Every possible step will be taken to provide essential items at fixed prices to the common man, concluded the chief minister.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 29th, 2019.
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said the visit of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani would further boost relations between the two countries.
He expressed these views during a meeting with the Afghan president who arrived at Lahore airport on Thursday. The chief minister further said both the countries enjoyed brotherly relations and boosting of contacts would help increase trade and economic activities.
“We have to move forward jointly to maintain peace in the region,” he said.
Speaking on the occasion, Ghani said he was happy to visit Lahore which was the heart of Pakistan.
Earlier, Buzdar directed the authorities concerned to initiate a crackdown against the elements responsible for creating artificial price hike in the province. “Effective measures should be adopted for stabilising the prices of essential items and stern action should be initiated against those responsible for creating artificial price hike,” he said.
While issuing directions to the cabinet sub-committee for price control, the chief minister made it clear that artificial increase in the prices of essential items would not be tolerated. “Availability of food items, according to their fixed prices, is the responsibility of the administration,” he added. He said deputy commissioners should vigilantly monitor the prices of essential items and their prices should also be regularly monitored in Sunday bazaars.
“Those who are looting the people through artificial price hike do not deserve any mercy. The administrative officers should go out to the field and proactively perform their duties to provide substantiate relief to the people.”
The CM was of the view that the masses could not be left at the mercy of profiteers. The Chief Minister also directed to speed up action against illegal profiteers and hoarders and reiterated that public interest is most supreme. The PTI government has a full understanding of public problems and the government is taking every possible step so that the relief could be provided to the people. Every possible step will be taken to provide essential items at fixed prices to the common man, concluded the chief minister.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 29th, 2019.