Development of underprivileged areas top priority: CM Buzdar

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Friday said that development of underprivileged areas and welfare of the people was the mission of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government.

Talking to elected representatives of southern Punjab at his, CM Buzdar said that they were striving hard to improve the life standard of the people living in underprivileged areas.

According to a statement released from his office, Usman Buzdar has said that PTI government was making every effort for the welfare of the people of southern Punjab and added that different development schemes, to the tune of billions of rupees, had been initiated for the prosperity of the people living there.

He said, “Our aim is to ensure durable development of southern Punjab for benefiting the people in the real sense.”

The chief minister reiterated that people of southern Punjab would be provided more and more facilities and their deprivation would be turned into happiness. He said, “National resources were wasted on exhibitory projects in the past but we have moved the direction of resources towards backward areas to benefit the citizens living there.”