PTI's Aleem Khan establishes 'Public Secretariat' in Lahore

LAHORE: Senior Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan on Sunday established Public Secretariat in Lahore to resolve people’s issues, ARY News reported.

According to a statement released from his office, the senior minister established Public Secretariat which also started working from today. The office allows every citizen to file a written complaint seeking resolution of issues.

The secretariat is open from 10AM to 4PM and all departments have been instructed to reply and resolve issues immediately.

Abdul Aleem Khan also listened a number of complaints from different union councils and assured their early solution. He announced to appoint Shoaib Siddique as Incharge of this Public Secretariat and said that everyone without any affiliation can come here and immediate relief will be provided.

People from Dharampura, Railway Colony, Tajpura, Phatak Area and other vaccinities also met Abdul Aleem Khan and informed him about their major civic issues.

Abdul Aleem Khan, while addressing the local leaders and party workers of PP-158 here said that the public secretariat is open for all and each and every of their problem will be solved be as per rules and regulations. He requested the masses to refrain from any illegal demand.

Abdul Aleem Khan said that he himself will be looking after each application and if proper action is not taken within one week that concerned officer will be answerable.

The senior minister also assured the people that the officers participating in the ongoing anti-encroachment drive are not allowed to demolish a a single house of any katchi abadi(slum) rather all the katchi abadis (slums) will be given property rights and work has already been started in this regard.

He added that the present government has started strict drive against the land grabbers and not single inch will be spared to those who constructed illegal plazas and using the public land for commercial purpose.

Khan asked the government officers to behave with the common people gently and solve their problems as soon as possibles and warned them against bribery.

Senior Minister also appealed the general public to abide by all the rules and avoid any illegal step for their personal gains.

Abdul Aleem Khan said that the past rulers have looted the public funds and today the treasury is mostly empty so Punjab government had to reduce the expenditure on annual development plan.

He, however, added that people have great hopes from Imran Khan and in the coming days all these aspirations will become reality.