BAHAWALPUR - Bad weather forced the pilot of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar’s plane to land at Rahim Yar Khan airport while coming from Karachi to Lahore.

He called a meeting at the airport to review the law and order situation as well as the pace of work on development projects in Rahim Yar Khan. The meeting was attended by Ch. Javed Iqbal Warraich MNA, Ch. Muhammad Shafique MPA, Deputy Commissioner Ali Shahzad and others. Addressing the meeting, the CM said the people of South Punjab were given their rights for the first time.

He stressed the need for public welfare and development of South Punjab and said that it was an important agenda of the PTI government. Meanwhile, work was in progress on different schemes in Rahim Yar Khan and a special development package would be announced for the district, which was a gateway of the province.

Buzdar calls meeting at airport to review law & order situation and gets update on development projects

He announced to improve health and educational infrastructure adding that healthcare facilities were improved besides provision of funds for the phase-II of Sheikh Zayed Hospital. He apprised the meeting that BSL lab and CT scan machine would be made functional in Rahim Yar Khan this month and announced to conduct a detailed visit of the district soon.

The CM said a comprehensive plan would be devised for composite development of Rahim Yar Khan district by involving chamber of commerce as the people of Sindh and Balochistan would also get benefit from the facilities in this district. He directed to take steps for improving waste management and announced that work was in progress for police reforms for the protection of life and property of the people. Phase-wise recruitment was made in police along with the provision of necessary resources. The CM also inspected the repaired police vehicles and motorcycles.