MULTAN: Punjab Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman has said that the establishment of a separate South Punjab Secretariat was a long standing dream of the people of the region.He expressed these.
‘Rs900m received for construction of south Punjab Secretariat’
August 4, 2021
MULTAN: The construction of south Punjab secretariat is in full swing and the project would be completed in two years. South Punjab Additional Chief Secretary Saqib Zafar visited the under-construction site on Tuesday.
On the occasion, technical staff briefed him about the project. Talking to reporters on the occasion, the ACS said in line with the vision of the Punjab government, the secretariat would be made functional as soon as possible.
He said its construction would cost Rs 2.4 billion and initially, Rs 900 million funds had been received for the commencement of work on the project. He said quality material would be used in the construction of the secretariat.
FM renews pledge to make South Punjab a province
Qureshi says conversion will ensure fastest development in the region
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN
MULTAN:
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday said the PTI government would honour its promise of granting South Punjab the status of a province. The demand to convert South Punjab into a province is beyond any discrimination, Qureshi said as he addressed a gathering at the South Punjab secretariat. The PTI will materialise its promise made to the people of the region, he added.
According to the minister, formation of a separate province would be the beginning of the fastest development in the region.