This file photo shows Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar. DawnNewsTV/File
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar held a meeting with seven MPAs belonging to the opposition PML-N and PPP, apparently to convey a message to the allies and disgruntled elements within the ruling party that his government is well ahead in the numbers game to pass the next budget to be presented on Monday (today).
PML-N dissident MPAs Mian Jalil Ahmed Sharqpuri, Chaudhry Ashraf Ali Ansari, Mohammad Ghias-ud-Din, Mohammad Faisal Khan Niazi, Azhar Abbas Chandia as well as PPP’s Rais Nabeel Ahmed and Ghazanfar Abbas called on the chief minister and “apprised him of the problems of their respective constituencies,” says an official announcement.
CM Usman Buzdar reviews proposals to minimise Orange Train subsidy
Lahore
May 1, 2021
LAHORE:Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar chaired the video-link meeting of Punjab Masstransit Authority at his office and approved re-tendering of janitorial services contract of orange line metro train. The meeting reviewed different proposals to minimise the subsidy of the orange line metro train and the chief minister directed to take steps for the issuance of the personalised cards. The authority will submit its recommendations in 30 days and the fare will be determined according to the travel distance. In-principle approval was accorded to constitute a separate force for the security of the metro bus service. This will help in saving security-related expenditures. The stations and corridors of the metro bus system in Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi-Islamabad will be used for revenue generation.Similarly, the Orange Line Metro Train stations will be utilised for increasing resources.
Punjab CM Usman Buzdar reviews proposals to minimise Orange Train subsidy
National
May 1, 2021
LAHORE: Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar chaired the video-link meeting of Punjab Masstransit Authority at his office and approved re-tendering of janitorial services contract of orange line metro train. The meeting reviewed different proposals to minimise the subsidy of the orange line metro train and the chief minister directed to take steps for the issuance of the personalised cards.
The authority will submit its recommendations in 30 days and the fare will be determined according to the travel distance. In-principle approval was accorded to constitute a separate force for the security of the metro bus service. This will help in saving security-related expenditures. The stations and corridors of the metro bus system in Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi-Islamabad will be used for revenue generation.Similarly, the Orange Line Metro Train stations will be utilised for increasing resour