FM urges functionaries to extend fruit of devolution of power to people: FM Qureshi.

MULTAN -- Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) strongly believed in the devolution of power at grass-root level and urged the functionaries to serve the people to the best of their abilities.

While addressing a ceremony to energize Nishtar hospital through solar power, Foreign Minister stated that the Punjab government should ensure physical presence of secretaries of south Punjab secretariat in Multan and Bahawalpur to address problems of the local people.

Being public representatives, it is our duty to facilitate local people in getting their issues addressed.

Qureshi urged CM Punjab to check the presence of secretaries in offices. How would officials resolve public problems in case they were not physically present in Multan and Bahawalpur or lacked powers required to address issues of the local people.

The secretaries should focus on solving the problems of people in south Punjab.

He lauded the simplicity and honesty of CM Punjab Usman Buzdar and stated that they wanted to see him (Buzdar) stronger and successful. PTI was very much focused on south Punjab.

FM Qureshi recalled that a sum of Rs 4 billion was allocated for South Punjab secretariat and added that people wanted to know how much of it has been utilized. He said, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had promised to establish south Punjab province adding: 'And we will emerge triumphant before the people.'

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi also lauded the efforts of Provincial Minister for Energy Dr Akhtar Malik for offering the facility to energize Nishtar hospital through Rs 46 million Retrofitting Project.

The project will help offer economical electricity to Nishtar hospital and it would save millions of rupees by conserving...