Govt’s struggle against graft yields results: CM Usman Buzdar

LAHORE:Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said the people want the elimination of corruption from the country and strict accountability of the corrupt.

In a statement issued here on Friday, the chief minister said the people wanted the looters to be made a symbol of disgrace as they had incurred irreparable loss to the country. The looters will not escape their logical end, he declared. PTI’s struggle against corruption is yielding positive results and the people are not supporting the corrupt, he added.

The nation pays tribute to PM Imran Khan for a firm struggle against corruption; he said and maintained that an honest leadership would solve people’s problems while introducing new traditions of honesty and transparency. Foundation: Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said the foundation of a transparent Pakistan has been laid under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

In a statement, the chief minister said the incumbent government was the most transparent adding that people were not influenced by hollow slogans.There was no future for the politics of allegations, he said. The era of real change had begun and welfare projects were designed according to public needs and requirements, added Usman Buzdar.

Similarly, he said parliamentarians were consulted while chalking out district development packages to identify the distinct needs.The PTI government had given priority to composite development of the 36 districts, he reiterated.

Regrettably, the development schemes succumbed to the attitude of like and dislike in the past and resources were spent on the areas of choice while overlooking genuine public needs, concluded the CM.

cooperatives movement: Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said the purpose of the international cooperatives movement is to jointly work for collective wellbeing while getting rid of the forces of exploitation. In his message, the chief minister said a revolution can be brought in the agriculture sector through cooperatives movement.

The role of cooperative societies remained commendable in the agriculture and housing sectors, he said and appreciated the provision of residential facilities to the needy people and the distribution of loans among farmers through cooperative societies.

However, there is a need to reinvigorate the cooperatives movement; he maintained and regretted that the past governments did not perform sufficiently to highlight the strong role of cooperative societies. It was enmity with the farmers but the PTI-led government has taken several steps to revamp cooperative societies because their role is very important.