Keep your doors open to people, CM tells officers.

LAHORE -- Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has exhorted upon the newly posted officers of South Punjab Secretariat to keep their doors open for the general public and work diligently to provide relief to the citizens.

Additional Chief Secretary (South) Zahid Akhtar Zaman and Additional IG Police (South) Inam Ghani called on Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office here on Wednesday.

The chief minister asked them not to accept any pressure while performing their duties. 'Your posting is an honor. You should come up to the expectations of the people to provide relief to the citizens at their doorsteps', he observed and also advised them to uphold merit in doing everything. He viewed that the establishment of Southern Punjab Secretariat was an important development and the people would realize this once they get relief. He asked them to be accessible to the people.

The CM reiterated that the PTI government had made postings on merit and the Southern Punjab Secretariat will provide necessary relief to the locals. The establishment of the Southern Punjab Secretariat has fulfilled a promise made with the people, he added. He said that 33 per cent development budget had been earmarked for southern Punjab while 1.5 billion rupees had been reserved for the Southern Punjab Secretariat. 'The problems of the people will be solved at the grassroots and the citizens will not have to go to Lahore with the start of the Southern Punjab Secretariat', he said.

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