LAHORE – The Punjab government has allotted portfolios of five ministers.
Hafiz Ammar Yasir has been given the portfolio of mines and mineral, RajaRashid Hafeez literacy, Sardar Hassnain Bahadur Dareshak livestock anddairy development, Chaudhry Zaheer-ud-Din public prosecution, and MuhammadHashim Dogar population welfare.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government last month announced thelinkcabinet after Prime Minister Imran Khan conducted interviews of at least 40aspirants at his Bani Gala residence.
Imran during his interaction with Punjab cabinet members had called forausterity and said he wanted additional cars for sitting ministers sold.
Chief Minister Usman Buzdar that improvement of government hospitals’emergencies, provision of free medicines and launch of Insaf Health Cardswere part of the 100 Days Agenda and necessary steps were also being takento introduce reforms in Punjab Police on the pattern of Khyber PakhtunkhwaPolice.
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He said that a roadmap would be designed to ensure provision of cleandrinking water to every citizen in the province.
Similarly, provision of employment opportunities to jobless, promotion ofskill-based education, own roof for the homeless and development ofbackward areas were part of the government priorities, he added.
He said that the government was focused on the agenda of nationaldevelopment and prosperity and promotion of good governance at every tier.
