No one should take liberty to criticise institutions: CM

Hamza Shehbaz visits MPA Arain’s residence in Pakpattan, condoles with bereaved family

PAKPATTAN:

The Chief Minister of Punjab, Muhammad Hamza Shehbaz Sharif, has said that those involved in “scurrilous attacks against the state institution” will have to be answerable for their acts.

“No one should take the liberty to say anything offensive about the institutions according to his own desire and will. A defeated person is ridiculing the state institutions, Constitution and the security of the country,” he said.

While talking to the media at the residence of Mian Naveed, MPA, in Pakpattan, the CM alleged that the steps and statements of Imran Niazi were against the security of the country.

To a question, the CM alleged that Imran Niazi was trying to play with the Constitution and pointed out that the doors of the Supreme Court were opened to uphold the Constitution. There would have been no Constitution in the country if the doors of the Supreme Court were not opened in the dead of night, he added.

To another question, the CM said that price hike had made people mentally sick. The government was trying to ease the burden of the common man, and a public welfare agenda would be brought out within the next few days.

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Earlier, the CM visited the residence of PML-N MPA Mian Naveed Ali Arain and condoled with the bereaved family. He offered Fateha for the departed soul and assured the family that the requirements of justice would be fulfilled.

The CM also went to the shrine of Hazrat Baba Fareed-Uddin Masood Ganj Shakar. He laid a floral wreath and prayed for the welfare and prosperity of the country.

Hamza Shehbaz also inspected various sections of the DHQ hospital Pakpattan and inquired after the health of the patients. He also asked their attendants about the facilities at the hospital.

He directed the staff there to move a little girl who had been sitting in the waiting area to the emergency ward for treatment without delay.

CM seeks report from health secretary

Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz had sought a report from the health secretary about the death of a girl due to alleged negligence at the General Hospital Faisalabad.

Meanwhile, the chief minister sought a report from the IG of police about the money heist in a Bhera bank and called for an early arrest of the accused to take legal action against them.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 10^th, 2022.