Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Punjab for Information and Spokesperson Government of the Punjab Hasaan Khawar has said that declaring the maintenance and repair of the CM Secretariat as renovation was misleading. He said that not a single vehicle has been procured for CM Secretariat since 2018.
In a statement issued here on Saturday, he said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) came into government with the slogan of austerity, that is why from 2018 to date, not only has not a single new vehicle been purchased for the Chief Minister’s Office, but the existing fleet of vehicles has also been halved.
Hasaan Khawar said that as the cost of maintenance of old vehicles of the Chief Minister’s Secretariat had surpassed a certain level, it was wise to gradually replace that with new vehicles. He also said that funds are allocated for the repair and maintenance of government establishments around the world. It is inappropriate to call the funds allocated for the repair and maintenance of the CM Secretariat a renovation, he added.
Referring to the Murree tragedy, he said that on the direction of the Chief Minister Punjab, stern and indiscriminate action will be taken against those responsible once the enquiry committee finalizes its fact finding report, due next week. He further maintained that political parties all over the world put forth their ideologies but unfortunately the Opposition in Pakistan only clamors with its stereotypical 18th century script. He said that the...
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