LAHORE, Pakistan: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the government is working hard to provide maximum relief to people by taking sustainable steps.
“We are fully aware of the suffering of the common man due to inflation,” the prime minister said in a meeting with the Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar who called on him in Lahore on Friday.
The prime minister said that price control committees have been mobilized at the district and tehsil levels to control inflation.
“Indiscriminate crackdown on profiteers and hoarders would continue,” he added.
In the meeting, the Chief Secretary Punjab Kamran Ali Afzal and IG Punjab Rao Sardar Ali Khan were also present.
The prime minister was apprised of various measures to control inflation and maintain the law and order situation in the province.
Imran Khan was also briefed on various administrative and development issues of the province. Update on the different ongoing development and public welfare schemes was also given.
The prime minister directed the authorities concerned to complete all ongoing development projects in Punjab within the stipulated time frame to facilitate the masses.
“Best quality of all public welfare projects must be ensured for the benefit of people,” Imran Khan said. “Law is equal for all. No effort would be spared to ensure rule of law.”
Separately, the Punjab Minister for Forest Muhammad Sibtain Khan also met Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The prime minister directed to increase the green cover in the province by not only planting new trees but by also protecting the existing ones.
