CM promises justice to Kasur victims

LAHORE
Affected children of Kasur incident, their parents and residents of Hussain Khanwala village called on Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif here Sunday.
According to a handout issued here, during the meeting, the affectees announced ending boycott of Joint Investigation Team (JIT) and extending their full cooperation to the inquiry.
Talking to the affectees, the chief minister announced ending immediately the cases registered against the protesters and directed the IG Police to take necessary legal action in this regard. He said the Kasur incident was painful and that justice would be provided to the victims at any cost, as no hurdle would be tolerated in the provision of justice and stern action would be taken against anyone trying to hinder this process, he added.
He promised that provision of justice to the affectees was his responsibility which he would discharge at any cost. He said he was deeply grieved over the incident, he wanted to come to them, could not do so due to some reasons but he had been personally monitoring this issue. He said Additional IG Special Branch had been transferred from his post for his ignorance about the matter while DPO Kasur transferred as OSD due to mishandling the case.
He said the JIT had been constituted to hold an inquiry into the matter and besides police it also comprised representatives of Federal Intelligence Bureau and ISI. He said the inquiry team had been directed to stay in Kasur and hold complete investigation; facts would be made public and justice would be ensured. He said action would be taken against the guilty persons irrespective of their influence. He said had the case not been mishandled the situation would not have reached this point.
He said that in order to uphold justice, the cases registered against the affectees during protest were being immediately withdrawn and instructions had been issued to IG Police in this regard. He said that arrangements for the education of children would also be made and if necessary, they would be provided education facility in Lahore.
The parents of the affected children informed the chief minister about the details of the incident and demanded justice.
killers: Shahbaz Sharif presided over a meeting here Sunday which reviewed progress into the case of suicide attack on Provincial Home Minister Col. (R) Shuja Khanzada in Attock.
According to a handout issued here Sunday, the chief minister, while addressing a meeting, said the elements responsible for attack on Shuja Khanzada would be brought to justice and they would not be able to escape the law.
He directed the authorities concerned to arrest those who planned the attack as soon as possible and the institutions concerned should accelerate their efforts in this regard. He said the martyrdom of Col (R) Shuja Khanzada was a big loss and his sacrifice would not waste.
public problems: Shahbaz Sharif contacted the people directly first time on social media website Facebook Sunday and directly answered the questions of the citizens. He said he would remain in contact with the people on Facebook in future as well.
In reply to a question of a person of Gujar Khan, he said biometric system of attendance had been introduced in the police department with the cooperation of Punjab Information Technology Board and this modern system would ensure attendance at government offices. He said stern action would be taken against those who get salaries but do not perform their duties. He said the scope of biometric system would be expanded as checks and balances system was essential for improvement of services. Replying to a question of a citizen Hamdani of DG Khan, he said that instructions had been issued for survey of dangerous buildings of education department in Punjab a few months ago and the process of repair and rehabilitation of dilapidated buildings had been started. He said he was personally monitoring this process and billions of rupees had been provided for dilapidated buildings. Replying to a question of Ahsan Khan of Kabirwala, he said agriculture was the backbone of Pakistan’s economy. He said the committee for resolving problems of farmers would submit its report on Friday. He said the problems of farmers would be resolved with the cooperation of federal government. He said the Punjab government had given 30,000 tractors on concessionary rates to the cultivators during previous years and agri implements were also provided to the farmers at 50 percent less rate.
Responding to a question of a citizen Imtiaz Afzal of Jhelum, he said land record management and information system project had been completed and services were being provided to the people in 143 tehsils of the province. He said data about 55 persons had been preserved which was a historic step.
Replying to a question of a citizen Syed Subhan of Sialkot, he said that pollution due to presence of industrial units in cities was a problem all over the country; a sum of Rs300 million had been provided for shifting tanneries from Sialkot to outside the city. In response to a question of Arshad Malik and Sibghatullah of Rajanpur, he said a lot of time had wasted and flood would be controlled only if new water reservoirs were constructed. He said work was in progress on Dasu Dam and this dam would be producing 4,000 megawatt electricity in next four years.