CM orders upgrading Bagh-e-Jinnah on pattern of London gardens

LAHORE: Bagh-e-Jinnah will be made a garden of an international standard, said the caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi and sought a plan in this regard.

Mohsin Naqvi visited Bagh-e-Jinnah and reviewed overall condition of the garden here on Sunday. The chief minister inspected the surroundings of Baba Turt Murad Shah's Mazar located there and witnessed various sections of the garden.

The chief minister expressed his displeasure over seeing filth, untidiness and ordered abolishing unnecessary offices on the garden premises. The chief minister directed PHA director general to submit an upgradation plan of Bagh-e-Jinnah after chalking it out in the next few days. He also directed to upgrade Bagh-e-Jinnah on the pattern of the gardens in London. Provincial Ministers Amir Mir, Azfar Ali Nasir, Bilal Afzal, Secretaries of Wildlife, C&W, Wildlife DG, PHA DG and the officials concerned were also present on the occasion.