Cabinet dissolves market committees across Punjab
Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi presides over the first Provincial Cabinet meeting at CM Office. PHOTO: Radio Pakistan
The 14th meeting of the Provincial Cabinet on Thursday decided to dissolve all the market committees of Punjab.
In a meeting, chaired Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi, it was also decided to give age relaxation in recruitment to the children of police officers and personnel martyred or died during their service.
The Cabinet approved amendments in the Police Rules, 1934 in this regard. Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has instructed the provincial ministers to visit Dar al-Shafaqat, jails and hospitals on Eid holidays and asked them to share the joy of Eid with the less fortunate.
"This is your real Eid," he stated.
The Cabinet gave conditional approval to transfer the administrative control of Shala Mar Bagh, Qutbuddin Aibak Minar, Shahdara Complex including Tomb of Jahangir, Tomb of Nur Jahan, Tomb of Asif Jah and Akbari Sarai to the Walled City of Lahore Authority.
It was also approved to give the complete management of the Shahi Fort to the Walled City of Lahore Authority. The cabinet expressed its gratitude to caretaker chief minister Mohsin Naqvi and to the efforts of Secretary Finance for the record reduction of Rs18 billion in markup for food operations.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 21st, 2023.