CM chairs meeting for improving orphanages conditions.

LAHORE -- Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi chaired a meeting at his office to review the conditions of the orphanages and shelter homes across Punjab.

During the meeting, popular philanthropists Gohar Ijaz, Mian Ahsan, Anwar Ghani, and Fawad Mukhtar expressed their interest in managing 12 children's homes and three Kashana centers where 611 children were enrolled.

Upon the direction of the chief minister, these centers would be handed over to the Lahore Institute of Health Sciences (LIHS), being run by philanthropists.

The CM said that industrialists and philanthropists should come forward to support the abandoned children living in orphanages. An agreement would be signed between the provincial government and the LIHS soon. The CM directed to finalise the agreement without delay.

He said the children would be admitted to quality private schools according to their capabilities. A world-class system would be established in Punjab for the care of orphaned and abandoned children, and the government would build new rooms in these orphanages to meet their...