LAHORE: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan called on Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office and discussed various matters of mutual interest as well as the expansion of bilateral cooperation in different sectors.
Speaking on the occasion, Usman Buzdar said that development of Balochistan is dear to us as like Punjab. He assured that the best possible cooperation will be extended in different fields including IT, tourism, horticulture, education and healthcare because the development of Balochistan is, in fact, the development of the country.
He pointed out that special quota has been reserved in the educational institutions of Punjab for the students belonging to Balochistan. The Punjab government will also set up the cardiac hospital in Balochistan and two billion rupees have been allocated for this purpose, he added.
The Chief Minister reiterated that Punjab will not lag behind in serving the brethren of Balochistan. He informed that funds have been provided to restore the original condition of the mausoleum of Mir Chakar Azam Rind in Okara. This has given a message of good gesture to the people of Balochistan and link roads of the mausoleum will also be repaired on priority basis, said Usman Buzdar. Similarly, bilateral cooperation will be extended in the tourism sector.
Jam Kamal extended an invitation to Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to visit Balochistan and said that Punjab has given a lot of love and affection to him and both the provinces will move forward in the journey of development. While local tourism can help in strengthening of the national economy, the same was ignored by past governments. We are grateful to Chief Minister Usman Buzdar for restoration work of tomb of Mir Chakar Azam Rind, he added.
DG Walled City of Lahore Authority gave a briefing about the restoration work of the mausoleum. Provincial ministers Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed, Mian Aslam Iqbal, Jehanzeb Khichi, Dr Yasmeen Rashid, M. Hashim Dogar, Husnain Bahadur Dreshak, Samiullah Ch. as well as provincial ministers of Balochistan including Naseebullah Khan Marri, Noor Muhammad, Aziz Ahmad Jamali, Muhammad Umar Khan Jamali along with principal secretaries of both the chief ministers were present on the occasion.(INP)
