Past regime ran matters on ad hoc basis: Aleem Khan

LAHORE, Sep 18 (APP):Senior Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem
Khan has said the past regime ran all matters on adhoc basis
in all sectors which is eye opener.
He stated this while presiding over a high level meeting
of Energy Department in which Bhikkhi, Solar Park, Thermal
and Coal Projects were came under discussion.
Abdul Aleem Khan said that during last regime billions of
rupees were showered in the name of ending load shedding and
many projects were carried out only in papers.
Similarly, public exchequer was wasted on the unnecessary
publicity while the results were nothing, he said.
The Senior Minister said that due to his personal efforts
and his intervention assured continuity of Bhikki plant to
produce electricity.
Senior Minister said that Federal Government would be taken
into loop and next week the meeting would be held in Islamabad
with Federal Ministers and authorities.
He asked the officers of Energy Department to prepare
recommendations, keeping in view, the ground realities to
ensure continuity of the existing projects on permanent
basis and resolve the merging issues.
Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan also presided over meetings
of Health, Education, Industries, Tourism and Women Development
Departments in which Ministers and Secretaries were present
and 100 days plan was discussed.
Senior Minister directed that keeping in view the high
hopes of the masses we have to make concrete and solid planning
during these 100 days on which implementation would be made
in the coming years.
“We have to ensure prompt and cheaper provision of basic
facilities of life to everyone and for this every department
would have to come up with proper home work,” he added.
Abdul Aleem Khan said the present government had inherited
a number of chronic issues which were resulting as a hurdle to
run the affairs.
He, however, affirmed belief that soon we would be evolving
the strategy to overcome the situation and bring practical
changes in every sphere of life.
Abdul Aleem Khan asked the senior officers to start their
working based on the facts and take remedial measures to
provide maximum relief to a common man.
Moreover, Provincial Minister for Finance Hasham Jawaan
Bakhat and Minister Irrigation Mohsin Leghari called on Senior
Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan in his office and exchanged
views on 100-day plan and performance of their departments.
Senior Minister said that Punjab Government would bring
budget on the real facts. He also stressed the need to resolve
pending issues in Irrigation Department and assured his all
out cooperation in this regard.