Lahore : British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Christian Turner called on Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman at Governor House, Lahore today. In the meeting, issues of mutual interest including flood situation, environment, promotion of bilateral trade were discussed. The British High Commissioner Christian Turner expressed his grief over the loss of lives and property due to floods in different areas of Pakistan. Governor Punjab thanked the British High Commissioner for expressing solidarity with the flood victims.
Speaking on this occasion, Punjab Governor Muhammad Balighur Rehman said that the Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has taken all the institutions and provinces onboard to help and rehabilitate the flood victims, adding that he is also visiting the flood affected areas and allocated a huge amount of money for the rehabilitation of the flood victims. Governor Punjab welcomed the announcement of incentives for Pakistani exports in the UK’s Developing Countries Trade Scheme (DCTS) and expressed the hope that the free trade agreement between the two countries would start soon.
On this occasion, British High Commissioner Christian Turner said that climate change is affecting the whole world, including the UK. He said that working on environment and climate change is the need of the hour. He appreciated the initiative of forming a consortium on environment in the universities of Punjab.
Meanwhile, Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman said in his message on the occasion of World Literacy Day that the state has a constitutional and moral responsibility to provide free and quality education to every child. He further said only by equipping the country with education, the country can develop in the true sense. He said that teachers should focus on the moral training and character building of children in schools. The Governor of Punjab said that the number of out-of-school children had decreased significantly between 2013 and 2018, which unfortunately has increased again. He said that it is necessary to take continuous measures in the same way and the government should provide resources for education and ensure children access to school and improve the quality of education.