Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Friday that the menace of corruption had weakened the foundations of the country.
“The plunder of the corrupt elements, ranging over a period of 70 years, has brought the country to the brink of destruction. The national resources were mercilessly wasted in the name of development in the past and those who have had looted the hard-earned money of the people ruthlessly will have to be answerable.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has adopted a policy of zero-tolerance against corruption as the country has got an honest leadership under Prime Minister Imran Khan. This honest PTI leadership will move the country forward,” he said, while talking to various delegations at his office.
The chief minister said that people had rejected the hollow slogan-mongers in the elections and these elements had also lost their credibility. “The PTI government has served the people during the last nine months and its performance is evident before the people. We speak less and perform more,” he added. “We have come into power to serve the people and this mission will be continued. We do not believe in the politics of exhibitory projects and tall-claims. The days of those who engaged in the politics of loot and plunder are numbered and they should read the writing on the wall because the people are fully aware,” he added. The jugglers had bankrupted the province with their exhibitory projects and the government was striving hard to bring change for improving things.
The chief minister said that bridges and roads were constructed in the past, but no attention was paid to schools and hospitals. “During the previous tenures, the mega-loans were not spent on public welfare and the people were befooled with hollow-slogans whereas personal pockets were filled. Durable steps are being taken for public welfare. Development is the right of the people living in backward areas and priorities have been identified to fulfill their fundamental needs,” he said.
Chief minister says crackdown on corruption will continue
He reiterated that people had given their votes to the PTI for bringing a change. “The accountability of the corrupt elements will be ensured. This public mandate will be fulfilled. Pakistan is a rich country with an abundance of resources, but after Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the country could not get an honest leadership. Corruption and maladministration reigned the country during the last 10 years. Had the past governments been honest, the present generations would have not been in debt today? It is the right of the people that they should be given necessities of life and the PTI government will go to every extent to give this right to them,” the chief minister said.
Indian atrocities condemned: Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Friday strongly condemned state-sponsored terrorism of Indian army in occupied Kashmir. He expressed a deep sense of sorrow over the martyrdom of Kashmiris and extended sympathies to the bereaved heirs. “The Indian army has crossed every limit of barbarity and cruelty and innocent Kashmiris are subjected to severe bloodshed. Indian barbarism and torture must be condemned,” he added. He said that India could not weaken the freedom movement of the Kashmiris through state-sponsored terrorism. He said that a desire for freedom had been further strengthened in the Kashmiri people in the wake of Indian subjugation. “India should realize that it could not suppress the Kashmiris freedom movement by subjecting them to torture. The international community should also wake up from deep slumber and play its role in stopping the brutal activities of the Indian armed forces in occupied Kashmir,” the chief minister said.
Crackdown: On the directions of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, a crackdown has been conducted against the hoarders of wheat and sugar and action has been taken in 12 districts. During the action conducted in the past 10 days, a huge amount of sugar and wheat have been taken into custody. The chief minister said that people could not be left at the mercy of hoarders and indiscriminate action would be continued against the hoarders of wheat and sugar. The departments should remain active to provide every possible relief to the people, he added.
Separately, Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has congratulated Sana Mir, spinner of national women cricket team for taking maximum wickets in ODI and added that she has brought laurels home with her performance. She has written a new history and we pray for her further success, he added.
