Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz appreciated the administration and the staff members for making excellent cleanliness arrangements on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha across the province and announced to give one month basic salary to the staff of LWMC. CM distributed appreciation certificates in a special ceremony among the selected officers of LWMC and sanitary workers. Hamza Shahbaz while addressing the ceremony being organized at 90-SQA lauded the Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and field staff of LWMC for making excellent cleanliness arrangements and deserve due appreciation and praise on account of their performance. Hamza Shahbaz acknowledged that the concerned officers and the staff members made the whole Punjab neat and clean by delivering their duties with devotion and diligence. He urged them to work with the same zeal and spirit in future also. Hamza Shahbaz maintained that best results came to the surface due to fully adhering to the cleanliness plan in letter and spirit. CM vowed that we will make every city including Lahore a city of flowers with the passion of dedication, devotion and the spirit of service. Earlier, CM chaired a special meeting in which the performance report of Eid-ul-Azha was presented to him. The performance of RPO Rawalpindi and CTO Rawalpindi was appreciated for making excellent arrangements for the tourists and maintaining smooth traffic flow in Murree.
It was informed during the meeting that the performance of Commissioners of Lahore and Rawalpindi divisions remained better than others with regard to making cleanliness arrangements. Bahawalpur division Commissioner obtained 2nd position relating to performance and Sahiwal division Commissioner got 3rd position.
Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi obtained 1st position with regard to performance, Deputy Commissioner Lahore got 2nd position and Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur obtained 3rd position. CEO of LWMC Lahore obtained 1st position, CEO Rawalpindi LWMC got 2nd position and CEO LWMC Bahawalpur obtained 3rd position. Kh. Ahmad Hasaan, Ch. Shehbaz, Chief Secretary, Inspector General of Police, concerned secretaries and senior officials attended the meeting. Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, CEOs of Waste Management Companies, Chief Officers of Municipal Committees and WASA officials attended the meeting via video link.
Earlier, Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz said that if the party had permitted him then he would have resigned and contested the by-election. The real motive is to save the state and not politics, he added. Hamza Shahbaz said that he will not do vindictive politics like Imran Niazi. CM was addressing a press conference at his Model Town residence after meeting with Makhdoom Ahmad Mahmood, President Peoples Party South Punjab. Hamza Shahbaz said “Our alliance is not for making the government but rather uniting together for the country and the nation. We did not unite for doing politics only. Heaps of garbage were found in the streets and the corners in the past four years but cleanliness remained exemplary across Punjab including Lahore on Eid-ul-Azha. We worked for the welfare of the masses without cabinet. We formulated a programme to provide subsidized flour and also to provide 100 unit free electricity for the first time in the history of the country. Imran Niazi did not do anything himself and went to the Election Commission on the matter of providing free electricity and got stay order on it. Imran Niazi sold the watches from the Taushakhana being given by the friendly countries. Pakistan is demanding from us a sacrifice and I pray to Allah Almighty to get from me work of doing public service. Our alliance will obtain popularity from the people and we will attain success on 20 seats on 17th July. We will not do vindictive politics like Imran Niazi after getting victory and we have to improve the national economy by working jointly. We made such decisions whose political price has to be paid. Now time has come to give the masses complete benefit for reduction in the prices of petroleum product. We thank Asif Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for supporting and standing with us. Havoc was played with the province in the name of Waseem Akram plus. Farah Gogi and Ahsan Jameel looted Punjab ruthlessly. Imran Niazi wants to create unrest under the guise of his false politics. We will not leave any stone unturned in making the people prosperous by uniting with our allies. No single party can change the destiny of the country and we all have to work together. We will have to do away with hatred in order to take the country forward. I appreciate Imran Niazi as he is liar number one. Everything will become clear and transparent on 17th July”. Makhdoom Ahmad Mahmood said that he had met with Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz and under his able leadership also met with our PML-N friends. He further disclosed that we gave a final shape to the strategy with regard to the 17th July by-elections. Both the parties have complete homogeneity in this regard, he added. Makhdoom Ahmad Mahmood hoped to give good results by uniting together in the by elections of South Punjab. A great amount of effort will be required to rectify the shortcomings being created in the last four years in the country. We made a consensus opinion that we have to think for the country collectively and put politics aside, he stated. Earlier, CM Hamza Shahbaz met with the PPP leader Makhdoom Ahmad Mahmood in which matters pertaining to mutual interest, political situation and finalizing joint strategy with regard to by-elections came under discussion. Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Kh. Ahmad Hasaan, Kh. Salman Rafique, Kh. Imran Nazir, Syed Hassan Murtaza, Makhdoom Usman Ahmad and other personalities were also present on this occasion.
