LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has revealed that he wasoffered the slot of the Prime Minister during the Pervaiz Musharaf regime.

He claimed that former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf offeredhim the office of Prime Minister during his presidential tenure.

Addressing an event pertaining to a contract between Punjab Land Authorityand NADRA here, Shehbaz said he turned down Musharraf’s offer by thankinghim.

He commended the revolutionary changes in Punjab’s land record system andsaid the centuries old ‘Patwari culture’ (traditional method to record landin rural Punjab) is about to vanish.

Coming on corruption, Shehbaz said the provincial government has enormouslycurbed the corrupt practices in government departments of the province.

Taking credit for the reforms in land record system, the Punjab CM calledupon the authorities to take stern action against corrupt officers.