Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab Hassan Khawar has said that Shahbaz Sharif’s case will soon reach its logical conclusion as he has remained utterly unable to justify the transactions worth billions of rupees in his employees’ accounts.
Addressing a press conference here at Alhamra yesterday, Hasaan Khawar said that Usman Buzdar has directed all energies towards across the board development of all areas especially South Punjab by equal distribution of funds in the province.
SACM maintained that between 2013 and 2018, the previous government spent Rs. 1700 billion on development works out of which Rs. 853 billion was spent on just one city while South Punjab was treated like a step-brother.
He further stated that incumbent PTI government has set up a separate secretariat to solve the problems of the people of South Punjab at their doorstep, in addition to ring fencing the allocated budget of Rs. 200 billion for this region.
Hasaan Khawar further said that it has also been ensured that the development works of South Punjab should not be decided by the people sitting in Lahore. In this regard, a network of development works is being laid in South Punjab in particular.
Hasaan Khawar said that the 200-bed cardiology hospital in Dera Ghazi Khan would be completed this year. In addition to Nishtar-II hospital with 500 beds in Multan, three Mother & Child Care hospitals in Layyah, Rajanpur and Bahawalnagar are also being built for hitherto deprived areas. Answering various questions from the media representatives, Hasaan Khawar further said that PML-Q, an ally, has stood through thick and thin with the government.
