LAHORE: On Wednesday, Maryam Nawaz, the PML-N candidate for chief minister of Punjab, referred to politically driven vandalism and corruption as the “red lines” that her government will never permit anyone to breach.
Ms. Nawaz promised a new age of development in Punjab while presiding over her party’s parliamentary gathering at the Jati Umra house. She vowed to deliver on every front, particularly in the areas of health, education, and information technology.
After earning an overwhelming vote in the Punjab Assembly in the upcoming days, Ms. Nawaz will become the first female chief minister.
Although she was appreciative of the mandate her party received from the Punjabi people, she noted that five years would not be sufficient to handle the enormous problems the nation was facing.
claims that political vandalism and corruption are off limits for her potential government
The PML-N leader, who is the daughter of former premier and party leader Nawaz Sharif, unveiled her plan and promised to develop five IT cities in Punjab. “We’re going to bring in foreign investment as well as interest-free loans for young people to start their IT projects,” she declared.
She declared that her government would solve the nursing deficit in the health sector by constructing nursing training facilities. She would ensure that “heart, kidney, and liver treatment at all [major] hospitals” and bring back health cards for the impoverished, which would provide free medical care.
Public-private partnerships would be used to administer government schools, according to her statement. She promised to do all in her power to make sure that all children who were not in school were returned to classrooms.
She announced that the “1122” rescue service would be available on highways. She also mentioned that the government would build more Safe City projects.
In the meantime, Punjab Assembly session would be called by Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman upon receipt of its request. He expressed optimism that the Punjab Assembly session would take place in the coming days.
SOURCE: DAWN NEWS
