PM took courageous stance on Kashmir: CM

LAHORE : Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has adopted a courageous stance over the Kashmir issue as he is a real advocate of Kashmir.

The chief minister said that PM Imran Khan had raised the Kashmir issue boldly with the Modi government and the whole nation was fully aware that the former rulers made a vicious attempt to sell the Kashmir cause and preferred their vested interests.

In the previous regimes, personal relations were promoted instead of solving the Kashmir dispute, Usman Buzdar said. He said Prime Minister Imran Khan had highlighted the Kashmir issue at every international forum in a comprehensive manner. He stated that senseless people of the opposition were still engaged in political point scoring on the important issue of Kashmir. Neither it suits the opposition nor it is in the best national interest, he warned. Usman Buzdar also condemned the statements made during Azad Kashmir election campaign and said that those who were doing the politics of do or die should apologise to the nation. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the whole nation and the government are standing beside their Kashmiri brothers and sisters, he concluded.

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that rapid growth in population is creating problems which are a threat to human survival on the earth.

The chief minister said that speedy growth in population multiplies health, education and employment issues. In his message on the World Population Day, he said that the purpose to observe the day was to raise awareness globally regarding the importance of balance in population and resources. People’s cooperation and support to the government’s efforts was utmost necessary to overcome the problems related to the increasing population, and to improve the living standards of the people.