LAHORE, Pakistan: The Punjab government has notified the formation of the Executive Council on Creation of South Punjab, headed by the former member of National Assembly Chaudhry Tahir Bashir Cheema.
The Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Sardar Dost Mohammad Mazari has been made the Council’s Convenor.
Besides, Sami Ullah Chaudhry, Sardar Ali Raza, Chaudhry Akram, Anwar A Khan, Sahibzada Muhammad Gazain Abbasi, Sardar Shahabuddin Khan Sehir, Sardar Javed Akhtar Khan Lund, Dr Mina Ehsan Leghari, and Sardar Ali Raza Dreshak, among others, have also been included in the Executive Council.
#BREAKING: CM Punjab constitutes an executive council on creation on South Punjab Province; former MNA Tahir Bashir Cheema will head the council#CapitalTV pic.twitter.com/SFzoKzcHm5
— Capital TV (@CapitalTV_News) October 26, 2018
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has also given an approval for the terms of reference (ToRs) of the Executive Council established for separate province of South Punjab. A mandate has been assigned to the Executive Council for legislation of measures for the separate province.
Likewise, the South Punjab Executive Council Secretariat has also been established at the Chief Minister’s Office in Lahore.
It is worth noting that earlier this month, Prime Minister Imran Khan approved the formation of a Special Executive Council for the creation of Southern Punjab.
A special executive council for the formation of South Punjab province has been created by the Prime Minister as promised. For far too long South Punjab has been ignored and denied it’s rights. 1/2
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) October 16, 2018
The creation of this province will be the realization of my long standing commitment for the people of South Punjab, & will eliminate decades of deprivation and lead to more equitable distribution of resources and a stronger more prosperous federation. 2/2
— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) October 16, 2018
