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March 23, 2020

Stay home on Pakistan Day, CM advises people

By Our correspondent

LAHORE:Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said that citizens should stay home at Pakistan Day as today’s Pakistan is demanding to maintain social distance.

Being a nation we have to display responsibility in order to understand the prevailing challenges to country. The Pakistani nation will defeat coronavirus with the same zeal and spirit in which Pakistan Resolution was passed on 23rd March, 1940.

War of prevention from coronavirus is our joint war. This nation will defeat the fatal disease in the same way with which Muslims of sub-continent got a separate motherland after the successful struggle. We neither have to shake hand nor embrace anyone because our hearts are already beating together. We pay rich tributes to our great leader Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and all the respectable leaders of Muslim League under whose leadership Pakistan Resolution was passed.

Usman Buzdar, in his message on Pakistan Day, said that historical Pakistan Resolution passed at Minto Park laid the foundation stone of our beloved homeland Pakistan. He said that 23rd March, 1940 is a day of fulfillment of our aspirations, high spirit and materialisation of our dreams. He said that the struggle of a separate motherland got succeeded after rendering so many sacrifices under the dynamic leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

The PTI government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan has laid the foundation stone of Naya Pakistan. Today is a day to express unshaken love for Pakistan. He said Allama Iqbal dreamt of freedom of Muslims of the sub-continent and independent state. This dream was materialised under the dynamic leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Pakistan is heading towards its destination under the leadership of PM Imran Khan. The country will take forward with the same zeal, determination and unity with was exhibited 23rd March, 1940.

INSPECTion: Usman Buzdar on Sunday visited different areas of the provincial metropolis, inspected the closure of markets, shopping malls and restaurants. The chief minister visited Johar Town, Jinnah Hospital, Garden Town, Gulberg and Jail Road and inspected the implementation of government initiatives with regard to the closer of markets.

The chief minister directed the departments concerned to ensure 100 percent implementation of the government measures regarding closure of markets, shopping malls and restaurants, adding that no one would be allowed to violate government orders. Usman Buzdar said he was personally monitoring the ongoing campaign for the prevention of coronavirus.

PM’S ADDRESS: The chief minister while welcoming the address of Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Prime Minister had portrayed the actual situation and presented facts regarding coronavirus in front of the nation.

He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had taken the nation into confidence in connection with the present situation. CEC: Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja called on Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at Chief Minister’s Office Sunday. Matters of mutual interest and the overall situation came under discussion during the meeting.

Usman Buzdar congratulated Sikandar Sultan Raja for assuming the charge as Chief Election Commissioner and extended warm wishes to him. Usman Buzdar said that the Punjab government believed in extending all-out cooperation with election commissioners in administrative affairs.

SANITIZER DONATED: A delegation of a private company led by its Chief Executive Officer Imran Qureshi called on the chief minister at the Chief Minister’s Office here Sunday and donated 10,000 kilogram sanitizer for the public hospitals of Punjab. Sanitization of government hospitals would be made possible through Sanidol sanitizer. Utilization of Sanidol sanitizer will minimise/reduce infection and viral risk in public hospitals.