LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed all the relevant provincial government departments and district administrations to take preventive measures to avoid any untoward situation due to a possibility of heavy rains in Punjab.
She also directed relevant departments to share early predictions of severity of rains and cold weather in the province from March 11 to 14. Maryam Nawaz said the public should be warned about the situation in advance. She added that help should be taken from media, social media and mobile alert services. Maryam directed PDMA and Rescue 1122 to ensure public and livestock safety. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif directed secretary health Punjab to immediately start treatment of a brain tumor patient, Farzan, son of Mohammad Rizwan Kashif, a resident of Loharanwala, Qila Didar Singh, Gujranwala. The chief minister issued these instructions on the recommendations of a medical board constituted for Farzan’s treatment. Earlier, the medical board had recommended Farzan’s treatment abroad. But later, after further research, it assessed that the child can be treated within the country. The chief minister directed the transfer of Farzan to the Children’s Hospital and directed Health Minister Khawaja Salman to personally monitor the case.
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