Jehangir Tareen group reposes confidence in Usman Buzdar.

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Friday assured PTI lawmakers who are supporting Jahangir Tareen that their genuine concerns will be addressed.

Buzdar hosted a luncheon for the lawmakers at the Chief Minister's Secretariat. A six-member delegation comprising Saeed Akhtar Niwani, Ajmal Cheema, Noman Langrial, Zawar Warraich, Nazir Chohan, Umer Aftab and Aun Chaudhary met the chief minister to share their concerns.

The chief minister said his doors are open to all and that the party is united under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. "Injustice will never be done with anybody as the politics of revenge is not a tradition of the current government," he stressed. "Genuine concerns will be resolved as we believe in the supremacy of justice," he added.

The visiting lawmakers expressed complete trust in the leadership of Usman Buzdar. "You are our chief minister and we have come to you for the solution of our issues," they said. "PTI is our party and our unconditional attachment with it will continue," they added.

Speaking to media after the meeting, Saeed Nawani said the group discussed all issues with the chief minister, including the upcoming budget. "We stand with the government and are satisfied with the meeting," he added.

Nawani said the group wants an impartial inquiry of cases against Jahangir Traeen and will accept its outcome.

Punjab Agriculture Minister Malik Nauman Langrial said that the group was satisfied with how the investigation against the estranged PTI leader Jehangir Tareen was proceeding, adding that it was also satisfied with the prime minister's promise that there would be no injustice with Tareen. "We are happy with the way the investigation is proceeding against Tareen and we are satisfied with the prime minister's promise to us that there...

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