PM decides to establish South Punjab Secretariat in Bahawalpur
PM decides to establish South Punjab Secretariat in Bahawalpur
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Wednesday has chaired a consultative meeting and decided to make South Punjab Secretariat in Bahawalpur.
According to details, the participants also discussed political and economic condition of the country and put forward suggestions for improvement.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Minister for National Food Security Khusro Bakhtiar, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, Minister of State Shabbir Ali Qureshi, Kashmir Committee Chairman Syed Fakhar Imam, Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, PTI leader Jahangir Tareen, provincial ministers, members of National Assembly and the provincial assembly belonging to southern Punjab attended the meeting.
Later, addressing a press conference, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the government has decided to table a bill in the National Assembly for creating South Punjab province.
He expressed hope that other political parties will support the bill keeping in view their stance for giving rights to the people of southern Punjab.
The minister said the consultative meeting decided to set up a secretariat for southern Punjab for solving people’s problems at their door steps.
3.5 billion rupees and 1350 additional pots will be required for establishing a separate secretariat for South Punjab. However, next month, an additional chief secretary and an additional inspector general of police for Southern Punjab will start working, he added.
