LAHORE : Federal Minister and PTI Punjab president Shafqat Mehmood met with Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office to discuss political and party affairs in Punjab. The CM congratulated Shafqat Mehmood on becoming provincial party head while the federal minister appreciated the timely completion of the Abdul Sattar Edhi underpass which would ease the daily movement of hundreds and thousands of citizens. This is a gift to the Lahoreiites and it is sanguine that a culture of transparency has been promoted while doing away with the menace of loot and plunder of the past; he said and regretted that resources were mercilessly looted and money was minted in every project.
The CM stated that work was in progress to speedily complete development schemes to develop the provincial metropolis. The government has set an example of saving crores in such projects; he added and announced to launch elevated expressway project with Rs50 billion. Every promise, made with the people, has been fulfilled; he added and maintained that the political future of the critics was bleak. The propagandists should realize that the people could not be served with hollow slogans as the PTI-led government has initiated real changes at the grassroots, the CM concluded.